Menu

Blog

Mar 6, 2020

Did this newfound particle form the universe’s dark matter?

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

Researchers think that a newly identified subatomic particle may have formed the universe’s dark matter right after the Big Bang, approximately 13.8 billion years ago.

While scientists have determined that up to 80% of the matter in the universe could be dark matter, our understanding of what the mysterious substance might be is still lacking, as no one has ever directly observed it.

Comments are closed.