Synonyms for dark matter
dark mat·ter

Princeton's WordNet

1. dark matternoun

   (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force

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1. Luca Malgeri:

   The only thing we really know is that there is 'new physics' because the model that we have is not complete, it might be linked to dark matter or it might not. It might be linked to something totally new.

2. Jonathan Davis:

   These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.

3. Tiziano Camporesi:

   I’m afraid that dark matter might be something that is much, much rarer than the Higgs boson.

4. Jonathan Davis:

   The basic idea [of our work] is quite simple: can you say that dark matter is perfectly dark? we want to put a number on how dark it is.

5. Wendy Freedman:

   The GMT will herald the beginning of a new era in astronomy. The GMT will reveal the first objects to emit light in the universe, explore the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, and identify potentially habitable planets in the Earth's galactic neighborhood, the decision by the GMTO partner institutions to start construction is a crucial milestone on our journey to making these amazing discoveries using state-of-the-art science, technology and engineering.