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"Good evening, everyone. Tonight's lesson pairs quite well with the darkened skies. Dark energy and dark matter are impossible to observe, but they make up 95% of our universe. In fact, the universe couldn't exist without them. Let's begin!"
Professor Aurora Sinistra to her seventh-year Astronomy students[src]
Dark Energy and Dark Matter HM

A book on the topic of dark energy and dark matter

Dark energy was a form of energy, that, along with dark matter, made up 95% of the universe. Dark energy was thought to be what drove the expansion of the universe.[1]

History[]

"Our solar system wouldn't exist without dark matter and energy!"
Professor Sinistra[src]

During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Aurora Sinistra taught her seventh-year Astronomy students about dark energy and dark matter in an evening lesson.[1]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 28 (The Last Laugh) - Astronomy Lesson "Dark Matter and Dark Energy"
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Professors: Satyavati Shah · Aurora Sinistra
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Stars: Arcturus · Canopus · Sirius · Vega
Other topics: Black holes · Celestial Studies · Cosmic ages · Dark energy · Dark matter · Eclipse · Galaxy · Lunar phases · Meteor showers · Space weather · Wormholes
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