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Single Idea 16420

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / E. Cosmology / 8. Dark Matter ]

Full Idea

Dark matter makes up 84.5 percent of the universe's matter.

Gist of Idea

84.5 percent of the universe is made of dark matter

Source

New Scientist writers (New Scientist articles [2013], 2013.10.29)

Book Ref

-: 'New Scientist magazine' [ 2013], p.9

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The 3 ideas with the same theme [unknown matter that restrains cosmic expansion]:

16420

84.5 percent of the universe is made of dark matter [New Sci.]

21174

Dark matter must have mass, to produce gravity, and no electric charge, to not reflect light [New Sci.]

21193

The universe is 68% dark energy, 27% dark matter, 5% regular matter [Hesketh]