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An Alternative to Dark Matter Passes Critical Test

By Charlie Wood
July 28, 2020
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Modified gravity theories have never been able to describe the universe’s first light. A new formulation does.

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Troubled Times for Alternatives to Einstein’s Theory of Gravity

By Katia Moskvitch
April 30, 2018
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New observations of extreme astrophysical systems have “brutally and pitilessly murdered” attempts to replace Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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How Superfluid Dark Matter Mimics an Old Idea About Gravity

By Jennifer Ouellette
June 13, 2017
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Does the force of gravity change at large scales? Perhaps not, but a new theory of dark matter shows why that could appear to be the case.

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The Case Against Dark Matter

By Natalie Wolchover
November 29, 2016
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A proposed theory of gravity does away with dark matter, even as new astrophysical findings challenge the need for galaxies full of the invisible mystery particles.

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