Scientists May Have Spotted Dark Matter's Signature in Gravitational Waves
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Physicists have developed a new method to detect dark matter by analyzing gravitational waves from colliding black holes, potentially unlocking one of the universe's greatest mysteries. When testing their model on real data from the LIGO detector, one signal showed promising signs of carrying dark matter's fingerprint, opening an exciting new avenue for understanding the cosmos.
Physicists have developed a new method to detect dark matter by analyzing gravitational waves from colliding black holes, potentially unlocking one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. When testing their model on real data from the LIGO detector, one signal showed promising signs of carrying dark matter’s fingerprint, opening an exciting new avenue for understanding the cosmos.