It's a Dark Matter Kind of Day
It’s a Dark Matter Thing
English - November 07, 2021 21:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBAstronomy Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we are discussing all things dark matter! So, what is dark matter? To give a short answer, scientist still aren't sure what exactly dark matter is. But we do know that it is all throughout the universe and has been for a long time... In this episode we talk about a brief history of dark matter, some of the things scientist originally thought dark matter might be, the key bits of evidence for the presence of dark matter in the universe, as well as why it's important to develop our understanding of dark matter. Make sure you head over to our Instagram page @itsadarkmatterthing to see some fun videos and diagrams of some of the things we explain during the episode!