{
  "id": 17022615,
  "title": "Was dark matter first discovered by Fritz Zwicky or Vera Rubin?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/was-dark-matter-first-discovered-by-fritz-zwicky-or-vera-rubin",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Big Think",
    "slug": "big-think",
    "url": "https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/who-discovered-dark-matter-fritz-zwicky-vera-rubin/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s hard to believe, but the idea that the Universe was dominated not by normal matter but rather by dark matter — a novel form of non-interacting matter that’s completely distinct from protons, neutrons, and electrons — goes all the way back to 1933: nearly a full century ago. For decades, the overwhelming majority of the leading astronomers and physicists dismissed the idea as being…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}