4 ms·Could this “grease” be what we thought to be dark matter? Ie. explaining the “missing” mass of the universeby nnx 8y agoCould this “grease” be what we thought to be dark matter? Ie. explaining the “missing” mass of the universejwilk 8y agoNo. We know it's grease because it absorbs certain wavelengths of light, unlike dark matter, which doesn't interact with light. Besides, it's just tiny part of the galaxy (1E37 kg vs >1E42 kg).rezeroed 8y agoThis is dark butter.