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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Fluid_thinker on 02/04/2009 12:30:27

Title: Do we know that Dark Matter and Dark Energy are different things?
Post by: Fluid_thinker on 02/04/2009 12:30:27

As per the question

Title: Do we know that Dark Matter and Dark Energy are different things?
Post by: Vern on 02/04/2009 12:51:13

Dark matter seems to cause an attractive force, dark energy seems to cause a repulsive force. However, since we don't have a solid theory about either, we don't know for sure that they can't be caused by the same fundamental thing.