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Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Context of Inflationary Cosmology

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What is the primary evidence for the existence of dark matter?

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Galaxy rotation curves
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Galaxy rotation curves show that the observed rotational speeds of stars in galaxies are higher than expected based on the visible mass of the galaxy, suggesting the presence of additional mass, or dark matter.

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