Massive Compact Halo Objects

Finding Dark Matter

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Here is an amazing fact: The matter we know that makes up all stars and galaxies only accounts for 5% of the content of the universe. The rest is called dark matter.  It does not interact with the electromagnetic force and therefore does not absorb, reflect or emit light, making it extremely hard to spot.  … Read more

Dark Matter as a field property of space-time

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In 1933 Fritz Zwicky a Swiss astronomer, was trying to measure the mass of a galactic cluster using two different methods. First he tried to infer it from the rational speed of the galaxies around the center of the clusters.  Just like kids on a merry-go-round have to hold on to avoid being ejected, galaxies … Read more