Dark matter is an as yet unclassified form of matter that is invisible. This is because it doesn't interact with light, only gravity. It warps galaxies nearby. Stars are made of visible matter (mostly hydrogen) - the stuff we're made of. We don't know the composition or origin of dark matter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter
Dark energy is the force of inflation of space, it is sometimes called the anti-gravity force. Every coordinate in space in the large voids is "bumped" by new space expanding from an unknown place. We know dark energy doesn't come from stars, because they occupy space. Dark energy comes from voids between galaxy clusters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy
String theory proposes that gravity is weak at long distances in our universe because it's energy bleeds off into some other spacetime dimension we cannot yet detect.
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2007-08-01 21:42:41
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answered by Anonymous
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There have been attempts to modify our understanding of gravity as a way of explaining the velocity curves. One such theory, TeVeS, seems to work fairly well.
The biggest problem with all of these modifications is that our theory of gravity works very well in the solar system. Any modification would have to be small on scale of the sun and planets, but would have to still be large enough to explain the rotation curves as stars orbit galaxies. The dynamics of galactic clusters and the amount of gravitational lensing are also very tight constraints.
At this point, TeVeS seems to work well for the speed curves, but runs into real problems at the level of the solar sysem. Another modification, MOND has very similar problems.
So the answer to your question is that this possibility is being actively investiagted, but no modification has been found that works on both the large scale and the small scale as well as being a 'Lagrangian theory'. The link below is the result of a search for professional articles in an archive on this topic.
2007-08-02 00:26:54
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answered by mathematician 7
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One element of the super Bang thought is that it explains the abundance of sunshine aspects: Duterium, Lithium, Helium. those have been shaped interior the 1st jiffy after the super Bang, and if the density of baryons (it is, widespread remember) is what we predict of it somewhat is, then all is in accord with commentary. If the dark remember or dark power have been made up of stars, then there would be many situations extra baryons than we word, and the easy element formation does no longer make sense.
2016-10-13 11:21:45
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answered by ? 4
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Of all the theoretical entities which has never been seen or detected,dark energy or dark matter are the most nebulous.
Even a black hole has more credibility as a viable entity than dark energy or dark matter.
2007-08-02 00:59:29
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answered by Billy Butthead 7
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dark mater is or can be large black hole or a deed star, just because no light we can,t see what it is yet,, but soon all the new stuff nasa is sending out in space it will not be to long,,good luck
2007-08-01 21:23:18
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answered by rocketman 3
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Very dubious. We know essentially nothing about them at this point, so such speculations are not impossible -- just unlikely.
2007-08-01 21:39:49
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answered by Anonymous
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