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Dark matter |
Matter that we infer to exist from its gravitational effects but from which we have not detected any light Dark Matter apparently dominates the total mass of the universe |
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Dark energy |
Name sometimes given to energy that could be causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate. |
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Gravitational lenses |
The magnification or distortion into arcs Rings or multiple images of an image caused by light bending through a gravitational field as predicted write Einstein's general theory of relativity |
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Weakley interacting massive particles |
A possible form of Dark Matter consisting of subatomic particles that are dark because they do not respond to electromagnetic force |
WIMPs |
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Super clusters |
Largest known structures in the universe consisting of many clusters of galaxies groups of galaxies and individual galaxies |
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Large scale structures of the universe |
Generally refers to the structures of the universe on size scales larger than that of clusters of galaxies |
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Voids |
Huge volumes of space between superclusters that appear to contain very little matter |
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