dark matter
noun
: nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist to account for various observed gravitational effects
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Because dark matter bends and warps light, a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, astronomers will study light in Euclid’s images to get a better idea of how dark matter is distributed in space.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
After two decades of work, the device will soon be packed up and transported to a mountaintop in Chile to help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of the universe.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
After two decades of work, the device will soon be packed up and transported to a mountaintop in Chile to help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of the universe.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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