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Dark matter evidence
Measurements of the velocities of stars orbiting in galaxies made by Dr Vera Rubin in the 1970s are evidence of dark matter's existence. Dark matter is thought to provide the "extra gravity" needed to reconcile the orbits of stars with Newton's law of gravity.
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