Dark matter

Five-sixths of the universe’s stuff seems to be missing, and we just can’t find it. It’s called “dark matter,” and scientists have gone looking for it

Dark matter is an invisible form of matter that has mass. It does not emit or absorb heat, light, or any other electromagnetic waves. Also, it “weakly” interacts with ordinary matter, making it even more stealthy. Of all the branches of science, one of the most popular is astronomy, and for good reason. Who on Earth has ever wondered about twinkling stars, the shining Moon, and the occasional meteors that light up our night sky! Since the invention of the telescope, our curiosity about the…

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There’s invisible, undetectable stuff all around us, and we call it dark matter. There’s plenty of evidence that this stuff is very real, but what exactly is dark matter? How do we know it’s there? And how are scientists looking for it?

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What is dark matter? Nobody knows for sure, but we have evidence of its existence.

I loved Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I don’t typically read science fiction, but we decided to branch out in one of my book clubs and gave this one a try. It didn’t hurt that I was coming off the epic-ness of The House of the Spirits and other heavier reads and was longing for a quick page-turner. And that’s just what this was.