The combined data from four systems of telescopes offer the strongest evidence yet that a modification of gravity cannot do away with the need for dark matter.
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Carroll, S. Dark matter is real. Nature Phys 2, 653–654 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys428
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