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Fifth “Dark“Force Completely Change Our Understanding of the Universe

2019; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22259/2637-5591.0302005

2637-5591

Robert Skopec,

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

 With electromagnetic radiation (a.k.a.light)  Through gravitational effects  With other matter through the strong nuclear force, which holds matter together  With the weak nuclear force, or the interaction of subatomic particles that's responsible for radioactive decay Dark matter eludes most of those observations because it doesn't appear to interact with standard matter at all, except through gravity.But that hasn't stopped physicists from ruling out other methods.(7, 8, 9) ABSTRACT For something that's literally as old as the universe, dark matter doesn't get much attention outside scientific circles.Maybe that's because, other than a short-lived SyFy series and a late-period Randy Newman album, this nebulous star stuff has had a tough time breaking the pop-culture barrier.But the truth is that today, dark matter has never mattered more.Our own Milky Way is embedded in a massive cloud of it, we're looking for its interactions deep inside the earth, and there are whole galaxies without it.So what is dark matter, anyway?Why can't scientists get enough of the stuff, even though they can't actually find it?What deep, dark secrets does it hold?And could it ultimately shape the future of life as we know it?