How do astronomers measure the amount of dark matter in the universe

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by comparing the gravitational mass of galaxies to the luminous mass of galaxies

Pag Sun answered May 24, 2020

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Hello There!

Astronomers do this by comparing the gravitational mass of galaxies to the luminous mass of galaxies.

Sota Sugiura answered May 28, 2020

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