[chiefMOJOrisin]

Well, we really don't know that 70% of our universe is dark matter. We do know that calculations show that the total amount of visible mass in the universe is 70% less than what it should be.

Scientists know how to determine an objects mass from billions of light years away. I have no clue how they do it, but they do. When these scientists calculated all the mass in the universe, the number they got didn't make sense....it was too small.

The universe is there. Its being held together. There is no denying that.

The calculation the scientists came up with couldn't be correct because that little mass wouldn't have enough gravity to keep the universe together.....but it is together. So they theorized that there was invisible matter out there somewhere that could account for the 'missing mass'. I don't know where the term 'dark matter' came from, but it is supposedly the missing matter.




I had a thought the other day that has yet to dribble away....

What if there is another wavelength that we do not know about yet?? I mean, we didn't always know about x-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, etc.

I don't know how it works but I do know that beyond the spectrum of visible light there are other ways to view the cosmos. The electromagnetic spectrum has visible light in the middle. (Roy G. Biv) To the right of the violet is the ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma ray. To the left of the red is the infrared, microwave, and radio waves.

I wonder if it is possible that there is another part to the spectrum?? If it was possible, maybe thats how dark matter can be seen. Perhaps we could create new technology that allows us to view the previously unknown waves...... wouldn't that be crazy?? Perhaps we cannot see dark matter because it gives off an unknown form of radiation that we do not yet know how to view.

Imagine being the first person to look through a telescope that views objects in a totally new wavelength. Imagine being the first to peek into the cosmos actually see dark matter. What would it look like??