Across our universe lies one of the greatest mysteries science has yet to solve. We’re talking about dark matter. So where is this dark matter located? What is this dark matter? We know that dark matter surrounds us, but we still have no more than theories about what it is.
Dark matter halos from 12 billion years ago found
Galaxies, including the Milky Way we live in, rotate at great speed. While rotating at such a high speed, all the objects in the galaxies must be thrown outwards, according to the laws of physics. But for some reason this is not happening.
This is where dark matter comes into play. Scientists agree that galaxies must be surrounded by matter so that they do not fall apart as a result of high-speed rotation. This halo-shaped thing that we think surrounds galaxies is called dark matter.
We can neither see nor feel the dark matter that we think only exists. However, scientists continue to pursue dark matter. This phenomenon, believed to hold galaxies together, has been part of our universe since the big bang.
Continuing their research, scientists have published remarkable new findings about dark matter. Previously unstudied dark matter halos have been detected in deep space. Dark matter, each orbiting an ancient galaxy, represents the most distant region ever.
According to a study on this published study, these eddies date back 12 billion years, to two billion years after the Big Bang. Experts believe that the oldest rings of dark matter ever studied by humanity have been found. With this breakthrough, we may be looking at the beginning of the next chapter of cosmology.
Hironao Miyatake, from Nagoya University and the author of the study, said in a statement on the subject:
I am happy that we have opened a new window to that period. 12 billion years ago, everything was very different. You see more galaxies in the process of formation than they are now; The first galaxy clusters are also beginning to form.
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