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Re:Puzzle of the strange galaxy thought to be made of 99.9% ... by dumpsterdiver on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:09PM (#24783266)
Well it's essentially just a placeholder name for what we don't know ;P

Along a similar vein, I find the concept of "Dark Energy" really hard to swallow. To me it seems like such a bizarre assumption to assume a force akin to anti-gravity instead of assuming plain old gravity.

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Re:Puzzle of the strange galaxy thought to be made of 99.9% ... by websitejanitor on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @10:36PM (#24784271)
Except that dark matter is often described as exotic and actually existing but not yet discovered. And I'm not talking about the publications that platform charlatans like Michio Kaku
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