Dark Matter May Be Nothing More Than a Cosmic Illusion

Dark Matter May Be Nothing More Than a Cosmic Illusion

Dark matter could be a cosmic illusion, says new research. Credit: ESA/Hubble / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 A new study is challenging long-standing beliefs in astrophysics by suggesting that what scientists have labeled as dark matter and dark energy could simply be a cosmic illusion caused by changing natural forces in the universe. For decades, astronomers have believed that unseen forces—dark matter and dark energy—account for most of the …

University of Ottawa - Dark matter and dark energy may only be a cosmic illusion

For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe, however, a new study suggests they might not exist at all. Instead, what we perceive as da. . .

Dark matter and dark energy may not exist, new research finds

Scientists have long embraced the fact that forces beyond sight govern the universe. Dark matter, they think, holds galaxies together with extra gravity, and dark energy drives the universe’s expansion. These unseen components supposedly make up about 95 percent of what exists. What if they don’t exist at all? A newer paper by Rajendra P. Gupta, an adjunct physics professor at Ottawa University, suggests a radical alternative. Instead of filling…