Is There a Dark Matter Particle?

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There's no such thing as planet fulcan. And, you know, like we might not ever find the dark matter particle either. So what dos that mean? I mean, is the idea that we can just never know anything about dark matter for sure? There may not be resolution, because inherent to the nature of science is the fact that whatever we know is provisional and apt to change. Nothing is ultimately resolved.

Most of the matter in the universe is dark matter, an invisible, untouchable, mysterious substance. Scientists don’t know what exactly dark matter is, despite decades of searching. But recently, they got a new clue in the form of an extremely tiny dancer.

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