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[โ€“] btaf45 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

We can indirectly detect dark matter thru gravitational lensing. That is how NASA created this map showing the actual locations of dark matter in tinted blue.

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubbles-dark-matter-map/

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's a cool one!