New physics theory: Singularities could be everywhere And they might explain dark matter

Expand your scientific horizon on Brilliant First 200 to use our link will get 20 off the annual premium subscription. Ok, I have seen a lot of weird ideas for what dark matter could be, but this one surprised even me. A team of researchers proposes that the universe might be filled with singularities, or more precisely primordial naked singularities, and those could make up what we call dark matter. I had a look at the paper, because if nothing else, it s a fun idea. The paper is here: Check out our new quiz app Support us on Donatebox Transcripts and written news on Substack Transcript with links to references on Patreon Free weekly science newsletter Audio only podcast Join this channel to get access to perks On instagram , science, sciencenews, physics