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May 9, 2018 · Dark matter should really be called transparent matter because, as with all transparent things, light just passes through it. Nevertheless, its nature is far from transparent.
Jul 9, 2024 · This galaxy is right… Dark matter is pretty weird! Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Just like dark energy, we don’t know a whole lot about dark matter. But it seems that 27% of the universe, or about one quarter, is made up of the mysterious stuff. Together, dark energy and dark matter make up 95% of the universe. That’s almost the whole universe!
The rest is composed of dark matter and dark energy, which are invisible but dominate the structure and evolution of the universe. Dark matter makes up most of the mass of galaxies and galaxy clusters, and is responsible for the way galaxies are organized on grand scales.
Jan 28, 2022 · Dark matter emits no light, and cannot be directly observed, but scientists think that it and dark energy make up most of the mass of the universe.
Dark Matter Facts. Dark matter makes up about 85 percent of the total matter in the universe, accounting for more than five times as much as all ordinary matter. Dark matter played an important role in the formation of galaxies and the evolution of the universe.
More than 80% of the universe is made of stuff we have never seen. These ghostly forms of energy and matter are only detectable by the effects they have on the stuff we can see. The invisible form of matter, called dark matter, makes up roughly 30% of the universe’s total mass. Its gravity drives […]
May 2, 2017 · Dark Matter is a thriller, of course, but it’s also the first love story I’ve ever written, and I worked hard to strike a balance among thrills, science fiction, and genuine emotion. To me, it’s the love and family elements that make up the beating heart of Dark Matter.
