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Indirect evidence builds, yet the ‘dark’ universe remains murky

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Indirect evidence builds, yet the ‘dark’ universe remains murky

A composite image of the Bullet Cluster, formed after the collision of two large clusters of galaxies. Most of the matter in the clusters (blue) is clearly separate from the normal matter (pink), giving evidence that nearly all of the matter in the clusters is dark. | Photo Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/M. Markevitch The general theory of…

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With bad news from Cassini, is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

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With bad news from Cassini, is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

A multi-spectral view of Messier 74, a.k.a. the Phantom Galaxy, captured by the Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescopes. Galaxy rotation has long perplexed scientists. | Photo Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up….

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