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minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 day agoDark matter can be detected through gravitational lensing. Rotation curves was just the first way we detected it.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down8·1 day agoThat is not detection of dark matter. That is indirect evidence at best. And for all we know it really just tells us our equations are wrong.
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·20 hours agoWell, that’s how it’s detected.
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·edit-219 hours agoit’s existence is inferred, but not verified. just because i heard a noise, doesn’t mean i know wtf caused it.
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Dark matter can be detected through gravitational lensing. Rotation curves was just the first way we detected it.
That is not detection of dark matter. That is indirect evidence at best. And for all we know it really just tells us our equations are wrong.
Well, that’s how it’s detected.
it’s existence is inferred, but not verified.
just because i heard a noise, doesn’t mean i know wtf caused it.