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  2. Jan 28, 2022 · By Nola Taylor Tillman. Contributions from. Tereza Pultarova. last updated 1 August 2023. Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that fills the universe but no one has ever seen. Roughly 80% of...

  3. home.cern › science › physicsDark matter | CERN

    Dark matter. Unlike normal matter, dark matter does not interact with the electromagnetic force. This means it does not absorb, reflect or emit light, making it extremely hard to spot. In fact, researchers have been able to infer the existence of dark matter only from the gravitational effect it seems to have on visible matter. Dark matter ...

  4. Matter is defined as any substance that has mass and occupies space. But there’s more to the universe than the matter we can see. Dark matter and dark energy are mysterious substances that affect and shape the cosmos, and scientists are still trying to figure them out. Learn more.

  5. May 9, 2018 · Lisa Randall. Illustration by Chris Gash. Physicists and astronomers have determined that most of the material in the universe is “dark matter”—whose existence we infer from its gravitational...

  6. One leading hypothesis is that dark matter consists of exotic particles that don't interact with normal matter or light but that still exert a gravitational pull. Several scientific groups,...

  7. Jun 21, 2023 · Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that does not absorb, reflect, or emit electromagnetic radiation. This makes it incredibly challenging to detect directly with current technology. It’s “dark” not because it’s black or absence of light but because it does not interact with light or any other form of electromagnetic radiation.

  8. Aug 28, 2006 · August 28, 2006. 5 min read. What are dark matter and dark energy, and how are they affecting the universe? By David Biello. Space & Physics. Robert Caldwell, a cosmologist at Dartmouth...

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