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All the Contents of the Universe, in One Graphic (lemmy.world)
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Nice visual breakdown of the estimated content of the universe from Visual Capital's website.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gravity is not the only basic component of the universe. What they are saying is that dark energy pushes things apart. It behaves in the opposite manner of the gravity we are familiar with.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

so if it doesnt behave like matter and just like an opposite force of gravity, why dont we call it a force?