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Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light. Because it does not interact with the electromagnetic spectrum, it is completely invisible to traditional telescopes.

While many theories have been proposed, the exact identity of the dark matter particle remains undiscovered. The most prominent candidates include:

Attempting to smash regular particles together at extreme energies in the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) to recreate the conditions of the early universe and manufacture dark matter in a lab. La materia oscura

Unknown; it is not made of the same protons, neutrons, and electrons (baryonic matter) that make up stars, planets, and human beings.

It appears to interact with the rest of the universe almost exclusively through gravity . 🔍 How Do We Know It Exists? Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter

The afterglow of the Big Bang contains fluctuations that perfectly match models requiring large amounts of cold dark matter to have seeded the formation of the early universe. 🔬 Leading Theories on Its Nature

Extremely light, theoretical particles originally proposed to solve problems in quantum chromodynamics. The most prominent candidates include: Attempting to smash

A hypothesized type of neutrino that does not interact via the weak force at all, making them harder to detect than regular neutrinos. 🛰️ Current Search Efforts