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# science
We might know that dark matter is everywhere, but we know very little about it. So, what do we understand about this mysterious but critical component of the universe?
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Theoretical physicists seem ready to move on from looking at dark matter as unknown particles we’ve yet to discover, and consider it a side-effect of gravity at cosmic scales.
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On further review, the study claiming that the universe is expanding at a steady rate ended up independently proving accelerating expansion.
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Planck has given us more precise measurements of how the universe works, but mostly confirms what we know.
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An Italian mathematician is trying to replace dark matter observation by playing with models of gravitational measurements.
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Two astronomers think they found evidence in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation that the amount of dark matter in the universe is far smaller than currently thought.
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Add another bizarre, universe-defining darkness to your list.