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Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation
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What is the primary evidence for the existence of dark matter?
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Galaxy rotation curves
💡 Explanation:
Galaxy rotation curves show that the observed velocities of stars in galaxies cannot be explained by the visible matter alone, suggesting the presence of additional mass, i.e., dark matter.