I’ve pondered the parallels between dark matter/dark energy and ether theories myself. Went to school at CWRU and was there on the anniversary of Michelson-Morley’s failed experiment to detect ether. After a few beers, more than a few of us went through the mental exercise of wondering if they had screwed up the experiment and what if ether really did exist...
Never occurred to me that dark matter and ether might be one in the same, but it’s an interesting idea.
I don’t know enough about the theories to have an opinion, but I suspect dark matter is way to simple and convenient an answer. The real answer is likely going to be surprising, strange and unexpected and will likely lead to even more questions than it answers.
I’ve pondered the parallels between dark matter/dark energy and ether theories myself. Went to school at CWRU and was there on the anniversary of Michelson-Morley’s failed experiment to detect ether. After a few beers, more than a few of us went through the mental exercise of wondering if they had screwed up the experiment and what if ether really did exist...
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The experiment isn’t difficult by today’s standards and has been repeated many times. All of the successful predictions of relativity also confirm the results.