New discovery helps decode the mystery of dark matter in the universe

Scientists have found that dark matter likely formed dense clumps during this period, causing hydrogen gas to emit stronger radio waves.

An international team of scientists from Japan, India, the UK and Israel discovered on September 17 that measuring radio signals from the Moon could advance scientific understanding of dark matter.

Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter, invisible, non-luminous, making up the majority of the universe and still remains a mystery to humans.

According to a research study published by Tel Aviv University (Israel) in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists focused their research on the Dark Ages of the universe, about 100 million years after the Big Bang and before the first stars were formed.

They found that dark matter likely formed dense clumps during this period, causing hydrogen gas to emit stronger radio waves. By measuring these radio signals from space, scientists could discover important details about dark matter.

Because the Earth's atmosphere blocks radio waves from the early universe, scientists believe the best place to study them is on the Moon, which is a quiet and stable environment, free from interference from the Earth's atmosphere and from signals generated by humans. Although it is difficult to place telescopes on the Moon, space research centers around the world have planned missions to the Moon to search for scientific targets.

The team of scientists hope their new findings on radio waves will guide these efforts. Although weak, signals emitted before the first stars formed are clearer because they are not affected by starlight.

With advanced antennas placed on the Moon, scientists can map radio signals, patterns created by dark matter clumps and study how dark matter affected the early universe./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

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