Reinterpreting Mysterious Dark Matter: Scientist Unveils New Theory

Scientists have taken a closer look at mysterious dark matter and its role when it comes to the formation of galaxies and the structure of the universe. The findings are now being contrasted with fresh data provided by the Hubble space telescope.

Dark matter is a form of matter that's composed of particles that move slowly in comparison with light. These particles also interact weakly with electromagnetic radiation. Yet dark matter and energy is estimated to comprise over 80 percent of the universe.

The theory of cold dark matter actually helps explain how the universe evolved from its initial state to the current distribution of galaxies and clusters. Yet the new research conducted by scientists sheds new light on dark matter.

Tom Broadhurts explained in a news release that "guided by initial simulations of the formation of galaxies in this context, we have reinterpreted cold dark matter as a Bose-Einstein condensate...the ultra-light bosons forming the condensate share the same quantum wave function, so disturbance patterns are formed on astronomic scales in the form of large-scale waves."

This new theory suggests that all galaxies in the context should have at their center large stationary waves of dark matter called solitons. This would help explain the puzzling cores seen in common dwarf galaxies.

The findings reveal a bit more about dark matter and provide a new theory about its role in the universe.

The findings are published in the journal Nature.