A mysterious signal around Earth could be dark matter

Filed by Elara Myst

Scientists turned Earth into a giant dark matter detector and found several mysterious signals worth a closer look.Source:Kyoto UniversitySummary:Scientists used Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere as a planet-sized detector to search for some of the lightest proposed forms of dark matter. The approach dramatically improved limits on ultralight axions and uncovered several intriguing dark photon signals that still need to be explained.FULL STORYResearchers have developed a dark matter se