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by JumpCrisscross 987 days ago
> Dark matter is largely an instrumentation problem

The bullet cluster refutes this hypothesis [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_Cluster

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No, the current most reasonable explanation for the dynamics of the bullet cluster are merely consistent with our current best dark matter theories. It is suggestive at best.
I’m not claiming those observations prove dark matter. I’m saying they are problematic for the claim that this is an instrumentation issue.