Dark Matter Trace Found in Galaxy by Japanese Scientist
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- Here's a breakdown of the key milestones in the study of dark matter, as presented in the text:
- * 1933: Fritz Zwicky first proposed the existence of dark matter based on observations of galaxy velocities.
Here’s a breakdown of the key milestones in the study of dark matter, as presented in the text:
* 1933: Fritz Zwicky first proposed the existence of dark matter based on observations of galaxy velocities.
* 1970s: Vera rubin provided evidence supporting dark matter’s existence, noting that galaxy rotation patterns suggested the presence of unseen matter.
* 1990s: Cosmological simulations indicated that dark matter constitutes the majority of matter in the universe.
* 2008: NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope began searching for dark matter thru gamma-ray observations.