Part 2/10:
Unveiling Dark Matter: A Historical Perspective
The seeds of dark matter's theory were planted in the 1930s by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky. While studying the Coma Cluster, a massive collection of galaxies, Zwicky realized that the gravitational force required to hold the cluster together could not be accounted for by the visible mass alone. He introduced the idea of an unseen mass—dark matter—that exerted the necessary gravitational pull. Initial skepticism surrounded Zwicky’s findings, primarily due to perceived flaws in his measurements.