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Scientists say that something mysterious punched gigantic holes in parts of the Milky Way:
Something at least a million times the mass of the Sun tore through the Milky Way. This rules out ordinary stars, as it's just too massive.
And while a supermassive black hole could fit the profile, no such black hole has been detected in the area.
Ana Bonaca, an astronomer involved in the research, proposes an intriguing theory: the object could be a dense "bullet" of dark matter, an invisible and poorly understood substance thought to make up a significant portion of the universe.
However, it's too early to draw definitive conclusions. The research was presented to the American Physical Society.
Something at least a million times the mass of the Sun tore through the Milky Way. This rules out ordinary stars, as it's just too massive.
And while a supermassive black hole could fit the profile, no such black hole has been detected in the area.
Ana Bonaca, an astronomer involved in the research, proposes an intriguing theory: the object could be a dense "bullet" of dark matter, an invisible and poorly understood substance thought to make up a significant portion of the universe.
However, it's too early to draw definitive conclusions. The research was presented to the American Physical Society.
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