Dark Energy and Dark Matter

What is Matter?

Matter, understood as everything that has mass, (rocks, people, stars, galaxies, etc.) is composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. is matter and this type of matter is classified as Baryonic matter interacts with itself, with gravity, with energy, and also with all types of electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light, radio waves, etc). Since we cannot detect it with our senses unless it is very far away, instruments such as telescopes and radio telescopes are used.

Understanding Dark Matter

Kepler’s second law tells us that “gravity decreases with distance.” So, the planets that are farther from the sun move slower and those that are closer move faster. Astronomers thought that this law could apply throughout the universe. This means that if we can measure the speed at which stars move around the center of a galaxy, then we can know how much mass the entire galaxy has.

Discovering Dark Matter

When measuring the orbital speed of stars around galaxies, those that are closer to the galactic center move at a speed very similar to the stars that are further away. But according to Kepler’s laws, the stars further from the center of the galaxy should move slower. This replicates the planets. So, what makes the stars move so fast?

Many scientists suggest that there exists much more matter than we can see. Perhaps the galaxies expand past just what they saw. This suggests the galaxies were probably up to 10 times larger with more matter. However, this is immeasurable and undetectable using instruments such as telescopes and spectroscopes.

Scientists agree that something exists that we cannot see, measure, or feel. Something occupies space and exerts its gravitational influence on stars and galaxies. This is what we call DARK MATTER.

This type of matter does not interact in any way with baryonic matter. It also does not interact with radiation. Dark matter cannot be observed in any way. However, affected by gravity, we know it has mass.

Currently, scientists research dark matter to learn more. It’s unlike anything we’ve known before. Additionally, dark matter is five times more abundant than baryonic matter.

What is Dark Energy?

Have you noticed how the sounds are heard differently when they approach than when they move away? Due to the Doppler Effect, when an object moves its sound waves accumulate in front and generate a lower sound frequency. So, the waves that it leaves behind separate, creating a lower sound. This phenomenon affects both sound waves and light waves.

In 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble would publish his discoveries on the observation of galaxies. He showed that all the galaxies in the universe are moving away from each other due to their redshift, caused by the “Doppler Effect.” Years later, it was proven again. Later, astronomers showed that the more distant galaxies were moving away faster than the closer ones.

So, the universe expands infinitely at an accelerated pace.

Next, scientists spent several yeats trying to find out why the universe was expanding.

What is Dark Energy?

Finally, it was concluded that the only way the universe could be expanding in an accelerated way is if there was mysterious energy, which we are not capable of perceiving or feeling. This is causing the universe to expand.

This dark energy has totally unknown properties, yet it soaks every corner of the universe. There is no way to detect it beyond the expansion of the universe. Additionally, due to the speed with which the universe is expanding, this energy must represent 70% of the total energy of the universe. This massive and mysterious energy is what we call DARK ENERGY.

In conclusion, dark energy and dark matter represent 95% of all energy and total matter in the universe. We only know 5% of the entire universe. We are completely unable to comprehend the rest with modern-day technology.

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