How much dark matter is in the Milky Way?
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How much dark matter is in the Milky Way?
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View this answerIt is thought that about 95% of the Milky Way is made up of dark matter. So how much is that actually? Well, the total mass of the galaxy that we can...
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Chapter 4 / Lesson 9Dark matter refers to materials and substances in the universe's mass that scientists are unable to directly observe. Learn about dark matter and gravitational lensing. Explore how communities are held together, and review gravity, dark matter, and clusters to understand dark matter from the perspective of gravitational lensing.