What is Dark matter?

Dark matter is like invisible glue that holds the universe together.

Imagine you're playing with your toy cars on a big rug. You push one car, and it moves, but you notice that the other cars also start to move, even though you didn’t touch them. That’s strange, there must be something pushing them too! Dark matter is like that unseen force in space. It doesn't shine or glow, so we can't see it, but we know it's there because it affects how things move.

Think of dark matter as a hidden friend who’s always with you when you’re playing catch. You don’t see them, but they're helping the ball go farther than it should, just like dark matter helps galaxies stay together even though we can't see it.

Scientists use special tools to study how stars and galaxies move. They noticed that things are moving faster than expected, as if something extra is pulling them, that’s dark matter! It’s everywhere in the universe, but we just can’t see it with our eyes.