For 80 yrs, scientists have puzzled about the way galaxies and other cosmic constructions seem to gravitate toward a thing they cannot see. This hypothetical “dark matter” appears to outweigh all obvious subject by a startling ratio of 5 to a single, suggesting that we barely know our own universe. 1000’s of physicists are doggedly exploring for these invisible particles.
For 80 yrs, scientists have puzzled about the way galaxies and other cosmic constructions seem to gravitate toward a thing they cannot see. This hypothetical “dark matter” appears to outweigh all obvious subject by a startling ratio of 5 to a single, suggesting that we barely know our own universe. 1000’s of physicists are doggedly exploring for these invisible particles.
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