SCOUT· 38%12m·2026-09-10·ScienceDid scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
There’s a flashy new find in the hunt for dark matter—the stuff that makes up 85% of all matter in the universe, but we have no clue what it is. A mile under Lead, South Dakota, is a giant cauldron filled with 7 tons of liquid xenon, encased in water and surrounded by super-sensitive photodetectors. Known as the LZ…
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“Relativity explains dark matter/galaxy rotation curves. Mass that exists at relativistic velocities is irrelevant from our perspective. Relativistic velocities are occurring in the overwhelming majority of galaxy centers. This means that th…”
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“"Dark Matter" and "Dark Energy" are essentially place-holder arguments, most of which try to account for the strange motion of galaxies ... but this is definitely an encouraging result.”
“Nobody knows what dark matter is supposed to be --- a pair of astrophysics profs admitted on this very program, there is no "fundamental physical theory" to account for DM. The logic here seems to be, "Nobody knows what DM is and we don't k…”
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