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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The standard model is our basic picture of a cosmos dominated by cold dark matter and dark energy, operating under the province of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025 And candidates for the cosmic dark matter should appear in the string math as well. —

Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024 The motivation for the dark photon comes from the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. —

Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Now, according to a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal, new measurements from Webb have confirmed that the Hubble tension isn't due to some flaw in our observations, but instead potentially due to the influence of dark matter and dark energy. —

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dark matter