B Unraveling the Mystery of Dark Matter: Is it a Different Type of Gravity?

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Dark matter is pervasive in the universe, holding galaxies together, yet remains undetectable directly. Its presence is inferred through gravitational effects, but its exact nature is still a mystery. Some speculate that dark matter could be a different type of gravity, potentially linked to the universe's rotation, though this idea lacks scientific support. Dark energy, in contrast, is even less understood and is thought to be a fundamental property of space. The discussion emphasizes the importance of grounding theories in established scientific understanding rather than speculation.
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Dark Matter is every where and always passing threw us right? It apparently hold everything in place in our universe. We know it there but can't detect it. We see the results, but we don't really see who's responsible. What If dark matter was basically a different type of gravity? And the universe was spinning to create this gravity.
 
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Kcookson251: Dark matter and dark energy are terms to describe effects that scientists have detected but don't have a good explanation for. They have been detected by their gravitational effects. Be careful about random speculation - the forum does not allow that and the mentors actively enforce it.

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Dark matter (is stuff) is not uniformly distributed in space and is detected by its gravitational effects. Dark energy is much more unknown and is thought to be a property of space itself.
 
kcookson251 said:
Dark Matter is every where and always passing threw us right?
It is not everywhere. It has a quite uniform distribution where we are, but not on a global scale.
kcookson251 said:
It apparently hold everything in place in our universe.
It does not.
kcookson251 said:
We know it there but can't detect it.
We can see its gravitational influence.
I can't see you, but I can see your posts. And I am quite sure you exist.
kcookson251 said:
What If dark matter was basically a different type of gravity? And the universe was spinning to create this gravity.
That does not make sense.
 
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