Its craters might reveal evidence of dark matter.
Dark Matter Evidence
The paper’s authors believe that evidence of these miniature black holes could shed light on dark matter, the elusiveSome scientists believe that dark matter is made up of "black holes formed from density fluctuations in the early universe," according to the paper. As such, if mini-black holes from the beginning of the universe did puncture the Moon, theythey came into contact with.
"You could look for dust of different quartz phases and silicates that you wouldn't be able to produce [otherwise]," Matt Caplan, assistant professor of physics at Illinois State University and co-author of the study, toldThe researchers believe that future manned missions to the Moon, such as NASA’s upcoming Artemis program, will hopefully allow them to find and study these craters — and finally shed light on the mysterious nature of dark matter.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Harvest Moon 2022: September's full moon thrills stargazers around the world (photos)Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter.
Les mer »
Why Is It Taking Us so Long to Get Back to the Moon?Why is it taking us so long to go back to the Moon? If NASA can send crewed missions to the lunar surface by 2029 at the latest, it will have been sixty years since the Moon Landing took place. So why the incredibly long intermission?
Les mer »
National Treasure, Santa Clauses, Moon Girl & More Trailers RevealedThe D23 Expo is raining trailers for upcoming Disney+ shows and you can see them all here.
Les mer »
NASA replaces leaky seals on Artemis 1 moon rocket, fueling test nextA fueling test of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket could occur on Sept. 17.
Les mer »
See the conjunction of the moon and Jupiter on Sunday (Sept. 11)On Sunday (Sept. 11), the largest planet in the solar system will be seen next to the moon.
Les mer »
Werewolf by Night Director Addresses Moon Knight Rumors & SpeculationMarvelStudios & DisneyPlus' WerewolfByNight director MichaelGiacchino addressed speculation that a meet-up with MoonKnight was on the horizon. / D23Expo GaelGarciaBernal LauraDonnelly OscarIsaac
Les mer »