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It's generally understood that light travels at the speed of, well, light (in a vacuum). We know that it can be slowed through a denser medium (increasing refraction). Since "dark matter" is believed to make up a ton of space, is it possible that light could travel faster with dark matter removed?

by /u/JamesTheMannequin in /r/askscience

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