File:DarkMatterNASA1.jpg
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Summary
Diagram showing relative proportion of dark energy, dark matter, and normal matter now thought to exist in the universe.
NASA caption
The new Chandra observations include estimates of the total energy content of the Universe. As shown in this illustration, dark energy is estimated to contribute about 75% of the energy in the Universe, dark matter about 21% and normal matter about 4%. Only the normal matter can be directly detected with telescopes, and about 85% of this is hot, intergalactic gas, as detected in Chandra observations of galaxy clusters.
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NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
Copyright status
This image is credit to NASA and the Chandra X-ray Observatory group at Harvard University. Per NASA policy and applicable United States federal law, this image is in the public domain and may be used for any educational purpose without further authorization.
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| 14:15, 26 July 2008 |  | 1,536 × 1,037 (101 KB) | Temlakos (talk | contribs) | Diagram showing relative proportion of dark energy, dark matter, and normal matter now thought to exist in the universe. == NASA caption == The new Chandra observations include estimates of the total energy content of the Universe. As shown in this illus |
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