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Originally posted by sturod84
i think its said that dark matter is the force expanding the universe
and at the same time keeping all galaxies in unison.
Originally posted by Nygdan
Dark energy, no? Dark energy is whats thought to be driving the expansion.
Originally posted by sardion2000
Urn, Dark energy is what is driving the expansion as has been theorized as of late. Dark Matter is nothing but regular matter that doesn't reflect light that we can see I believe. DM Is mostly microscopic-nanoscopic cosmic dust.
i believe they are now theorizing that the universe is actually an open one as opposed to closed...
Originally posted by Urn
if the universe was a closed, as opposed to open universe
Yes there is... Einstein's "cosmological constant".
Originally posted by Umbrax
As for Dark Energy we don't even have proof that it exists.
Dark Matter is nothing but regular matter that doesn't reflect light that we can see I believe. DM Is mostly microscopic-nanoscopic cosmic dust.