• @Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml
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    44 months ago

    I once heard that dark matter is just the consequence of using approximations and then having equations not balance out further down the line. So we inject dark matter in there so that the math maths all right.

    • Semperverus
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      64 months ago

      Thats literally how it started, yes.

      Then scientists realized that their math hack might actually hold some weight.