Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Astronomers face an embarrassing conundrum:They don’t know what 95% of the universe is made of. Atoms, which form everything we see around us, only account for a measly 5%. Over the past 80 years it has become clear that the substantial remainder is comprised of two shadowy entities – dark matter and dark energy.
The former, first discovered in 1933, acts as an invisible glue, binding galaxies and galaxy clusters together. Unveiled in 1998, the latter is pushing the universe’s expansion to ever greater speeds. Astronomers are closing in on the true identities of these unseen interlopers.
What is friction?
The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.a lubrication system which reduces friction’ It's or...
