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DARK ENERGY and DARK MATTER

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Dark matter and dark energy are two of the most mysterious and intriguing topics in modern physics. Despite their apparent invisibility and elusiveness, scientists believe that they make up the vast majority of the universe.  Dark Energy and Dark Matter DARK MATTER:  Dark matter is a type of matter that cannot be detected through electromagnetic radiation because it does not interact with light or any other form of electromagnetic radiation. It is believed to be present in the universe because of the gravitational effect it has on visible matter. In other words, visible matter seems to be affected by a gravitational force that is much stronger than can be accounted for by the visible matter alone.  Dark Matter This suggests that there must be some invisible matter that is exerting the additional gravitational pull. The existence of dark matter was first proposed in the 1930s, but it was not until the 1970s that its existence was widely accepted.   Scientists believe that dark matter ma