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How Does Dark Matter Exist

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Many people have heard of dark matter, however most will admit that they do not have a clear understanding of its existence. To most, dark matter remains a mystery or just a science fiction term. Dark matter is a matter—simply meaning that it has mass. Many people find it hard to comprehend the term dark matter because it cannot be seen. It is not visible because it does not interact with light (meaning it does not give off light or absorb light). Therefore, if we cannot see it, how can we believe that it exist. Experiments and observations have been conducted to build evidence that dark matter exists. The information and explanations gathered present convincing evidence for dark matter. This evidence is found within the speed of galaxy …show more content…

Space time means in addition to the normal three space dimensions, the universe is composed of fourth dimension which is time. The four demensions become distorted and curve due to interaction with mass or with light, which also moves in the same way. This interaction causes gravity and things to bend or move in a curved path resulting in gravitational lensing—also referred to as bending light. In other words, a star can be in front of another star, and the light of the back star light can bend around the front one and still be visible. They can be completely in line, but the back star will appear to be on one side or the other or both sides. Gravitational lensing gives astronomers the ability to measure and observe the large amount of mass that they are unable to physically detect. They are able to compare the bending of light from galaxies which are in line with each other to measure the distribution and amount of dark matter. The theory of using gravitational lensing to explain the matter that we cannot see, helps us to better support the evidence for dark

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