A team of researchers say that the Moon is filled with craters from black holes, and that they may reveal some breakthrough insights into dark matter.
The scientists believe that swarms of black holes formed shortly after the Big bang. The objects spread out throughout the universe and likely arrived in our solar system, where they claim to have damaged the Moon.
The authors of the study say that the mini-black holes likely smashed into other bodies as well. The Moon has a thin atmosphere, so it wasn't as well-guarded against collision as our world.
The only reason we invoke the Moon is because it is well studied, according to the co-author of the paper. Some of the moons of Neptune and Jupiter could be good candidates.
There is evidence of dark matter.
The authors of the paper believe that there is evidence of black holes that could shed light on dark matter.
Some scientists believe that dark matter is made up of black holes that were formed in the early universe. If mini-black holes from the beginning of the universe did puncture the Moon, they could have left evidence of dark matter behind and altered the properties of light matter they came into contact with.
The co-author of the study, Matt Caplan, an assistant professor of physics at Illinois State University, said that you could look for dust of different phases and silicates. Rock smashing into rock doesn't get that hot.
The 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.
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