Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars

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For the first time, scientists may have discovered indirect evidence that large amounts of invisible dark matter surround black holes. The discovery, if confirmed, could represent a major breakthrough in dark matter research.

Fortunately, dark matter does interact gravitationally, enabling researchers to infer the presence of dark matter by looking at its gravitational effects on ordinary matter"proxies." In the new research, a team of scientists from The Education University of Hong Kong used stars orbiting black holes in binary systems as these proxies.

"This is the first-ever study to apply the 'dynamical friction model' in an effort to validate and prove the existence of dark matter surrounding black holes," Chan Man Ho , the team leader and an associate professor in the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at EdUHK, said in a statement .

 

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Old pattern when current physics doesn't add up then add dark matter. Our knowledge of physics is clearly wrong and answer is some kind of MOND instead of dark matter.

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If dark matter can cause 'drag' on stars, how does that affect the behavior of galaxies and the evolution of the universe as a whole?

How do scientists know that dark matter doesn't interact with light? Is there any possibility that we could find a way to detect it?

The stars were orbiting the black hole and encountered drag as they passed through high energy and dense gas constantly being dispersed from the black hole. Einstein's GR is incomplete. There is no dark matter.

Is this a shot from Webb or a ChapGPT fake?

Finally, an excuse for being late to work: 'Sorry, boss, but the dark matter was creating drag on my commute!' 🚗💫

I think the deceleration was the result of 'invisible drag queens' and since neither they nor dark matter have been scientifically proven, my conclusion is also legitimate. 👌

The only thing the dark matter assumption proves is the 'magical' quality suggested by some to explain anything... Proposing dark matter is ludicrous.

Forces we don't understand = dark matter. Are we sure they aren't the spirits of dead humans and animals attracted by the black hole?

nice visual 🔥

Why do I get the feeling that everything they cannot explain gets filed to Dark Matter.

Dark Matter.. Anti Matter...God's Particles...

It gets more spooky the more we know😶‍🌫️

Ôkay 😒

Are you saying that black holes are Responsible for the creation of dark matter or could be? I’m confused, my brain hiccuped or something…

Couldn’t you launch a bunch of spirits into it? Oh ya those are human aren’t they.

Yes without dark energy there is no universe 🌌it is created universe 🌌

I want Christopher Nolan to make a movie on Blackholes.

If a thundercloud is thick enough to block our sun - 8 light-minutes away - It will not take much to create an accretion disk from dust millions of light-years away.

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So you lie to the people about Solar flares! Now We Know your Deep State two! Thank We See You!

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