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What if Dark Matter Doesn't Actually Exist? (gizmodo.com)

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[–] obelisk_complex@piefed.ca 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I thought we've (indirectly?) observed dark matter with Webb? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLedYv1lzQ0

Did I totally misunderstand what Anton was saying?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 4 points 6 days ago

Observed it's effect. Rather then it itself.

While this is a major breakthrough. It has not actually answered what dark matter is or how it works. Just it's effects in a more localised spacial location rather then upon the universe as a whole.