the w@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoThe Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axionswww.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10cross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyz
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkThe Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axionswww.universetoday.comthe w@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyz
minus-squareBloodbeech Forest@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoWe don’t know if axions are a real thing. This is still highly speculative.
minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s why I said “apparently” - there’s still some reasonable doubt on their actual existence. But the fact that they fit like a glove in situations that they were not intended for (dark matter) gives them far more credibility IMO.
We don’t know if axions are a real thing. This is still highly speculative.
That’s why I said “apparently” - there’s still some reasonable doubt on their actual existence. But the fact that they fit like a glove in situations that they were not intended for (dark matter) gives them far more credibility IMO.