Mysterious Objects Detected Floating Through Deep Space
Astronomers detect mysterious objects causing delays in pulsar signals, potentially dark matter candidates like brown dwarfs. Research aims to understand dark matter distribution in the Milky Way, enhancing pulsar data precision.
Read original articleAstronomers have detected massive, mysterious objects floating through deep space by observing delays in the regular pulses of light emitted by pulsars. These invisible masses passing in front of pulsars have caused microsecond-level delays in the signals, sparking debates about their nature. Researchers suggest these masses could be brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, or even candidates for dark matter. By analyzing arrival time data from multiple radio telescopes, scientists aim to understand the nature and distribution of dark matter in the Milky Way. One of the detected invisible masses, measuring one-fifth of the Sun's mass, is considered a potential dark matter candidate. However, further research is needed to confirm the origins of these cosmic anomalies and their implications for our understanding of dark matter. This study sheds new light on dark matter and may enhance the precision of pulsar data, contributing to the ongoing exploration of the mysteries of the universe.
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I would also like to recommend Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Final Architecture" sci fi trilogy for anyone who finds the idea of massive objects in deep space enthralling.
MACHOS (i.e. compact massive objects) making up dark matter has been ruled out by other experiments up to several solar masses [4]. Any article insinuating that these things could be dark matter at their mass range is not just sensational, it is flat out wrong.
We already know there is some stuff flying around from these other experiments, but the quote from the subheadline "I have been warned not to call them planets, not to call them dark matter" is very good advice from experts, because they clearly are neither. And yet the article makes this sound like a conspiracy. This kind of science reporting is not just bad journalism, it is dangerous.
[1] https://www.iflscience.com/universes-timekeepers-hint-at-inv...
[2] https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/how-astronomers-are-us...
[3] https://nam2024.hull.ac.uk/connecting-the-milky-way-with-its...
[4] https://darkmatterdarkenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/...
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