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How are dark matter and antimatter different?

  • Written by Dipangkar Dutta, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Mississippi State University
imageSpiral galaxies, like Messier 77 shown here, helped astronomers learn about the existence of dark matter. NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven, CC BY

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