As Technology Is Advancing, Scientists Find More and More Systems

question 8

Essay

As technology is advancing, scientists find more and more systems of very faint dwarf galaxies in the Local Group (some bound to the Milky Way).Could the stars in these potentially numerous, faint dwarf galaxies represent the "missing mass" (dark matter) in our Galaxy? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Thinking

The process of exploring and considering possibilities or outcomes that do not currently exist or have not yet occurred.

Deductive Reasoning

A reasoning method in which a conclusion is drawn from the agreement of several premises that are widely accepted as true.

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, collected through observation, are used to arrive at a probable conclusion.

Concrete Operational Thought

Piaget’s term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions.