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