Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation but whose existence is inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that appears not to interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation, and its presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter.
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The hypothesis of dark matter originated with the Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who in 1933 calculated that the Coma Cluster of galaxies required far more mass than could be seen.
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The hypothesis of dark matter originated with the Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who in 1933 calculated that the Coma Cluster of galaxies required far more mass than could be seen.
Proposed By: Fritz Zwicky, 1884 to 1940 section (edge: proposed-by, Zwicky)
In 1933, Swiss astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky studied galaxy clusters while working at Caltech and made a similar inference.
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In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is an invisible and hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with electromagnetic radiation, including light.
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In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is an invisible and hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with electromagnetic radiation, including light.
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