Consider the portion of the video that shows two galaxy clusters that have collided, and includes a map showing the inferred distribution of dark matter among these clusters. How did astronomers infer the location of the dark matter?

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Savanna Maxwell

5 October, 12:58

Consider the portion of the video that shows two galaxy clusters that have collided, and includes a map showing the inferred distribution of dark matter among these clusters. How did astronomers infer the location of the dark matter?

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Malia Hoover · Answer 1

This is done by observing carefully how the light of galaxies beyond these clusters has been bent by the clusters.

Explanation:

Astronomy is the branch of science that deals with the physical universe as a whole.

The astronomers study the planets and every other thing in the universe such as the sun, stars and the rest. The works towards of knowing how the universe works.