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In the 1980s astronomers discovered that the visible matter in rotating galaxies has insufficient [[gravity]] to hold the galaxy together. The term ''dark matter'' refers to whatever is generating the extra [[gravity]]. | In the 1980s astronomers discovered that the visible matter in rotating galaxies has insufficient [[gravity]] to hold the galaxy together. The term ''dark matter'' refers to whatever is generating the extra [[gravity]]. | ||
| − | + | Many astro[[physicist]]s say that most of the [[mass]] in a [[galaxy]] is unseen dark matter, and that known substances like [[neutrino]]s, [[black holes]], and dead [[star]]s are insufficient. They think that the dark matter is some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic particle, such as the axion, Higgs, or lightest supersymmetric particle. Others say that there may be some other explanation, such as a modification of the law of gravity. | |
=Creationist View= | =Creationist View= | ||
Revision as of 01:04, September 11, 2007
In the 1980s astronomers discovered that the visible matter in rotating galaxies has insufficient gravity to hold the galaxy together. The term dark matter refers to whatever is generating the extra gravity.
Many astrophysicists say that most of the mass in a galaxy is unseen dark matter, and that known substances like neutrinos, black holes, and dead stars are insufficient. They think that the dark matter is some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic particle, such as the axion, Higgs, or lightest supersymmetric particle. Others say that there may be some other explanation, such as a modification of the law of gravity.
Creationist View
The Bible states that God "holds things together' (Colossians 1:17) so it has been suggested that the so-called "dark matter" is acutally the unseen hand of God bringing order to the universe [1]. This would explain why after many years and millions of public dollars spent, atheistic scientists still cannot detect dark matter.
references
1. DeYoung, D. B. 2000. Dark Matter. Creation Research Society Quarterly. Vol. 36
- ↑ DeYoung, D. B. 2000. Dark Matter. Creation Research Society Quarterly. Vol. 36