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New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter (phys.org)
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[โ€“] yesoutwater@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Couldn't the same be said for the proof of dark matter?

They were able to make some observations fit with their theory with dark matter yes, but not all of them

[โ€“] bitcrafter@programming.dev 9 points 8 months ago

Couldnโ€™t the same be said for the proof of dark matter?

No, dark matter is actually a great explanation for lots and lots of observations; the only problem with it is that we don't know anything about it other than that it is such a good explanation for these observations.

[โ€“] 0ops@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

Generally for a new theory to be accepted, it needs to explain everything that the old theory did plus something more