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Jun 24, 2018 at 17:45 comment added dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten This answer is correct about how we currently know (or at least suspect to a level approaching certainty) that dark matter is there, but it doesn't really answer the question in the title or the text of the question, not withstanding that the OP has accepted it. The history is interesting and it (a) serves as an example of the scientific method at work and (b) should be shown to every newcomer who wants someone to explain why their idea is a non-starter.
Jun 15, 2018 at 6:59 history edited user191954 CC BY-SA 4.0
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May 15, 2018 at 15:17 vote accept ManoTech
May 15, 2018 at 14:49 history answered user191954 CC BY-SA 4.0