Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in A solar flare erupts on the Sun . Credit : NASA GSFC SDO Posted on April 12, 2024 April 12, 2024 by Matt Williams Formation-Flying Spacecraft Could Probe the Solar System for New Physics It’s an exciting time for the fields of astronomy , astrophysics , and cosmology . Thanks to cutting-edge observatories , instruments , and new techniques , scientists are getting closer to experimentally verifying theories that remain largely untested . These theories address some of the most pressing questions scientists have about the Universe and the physical laws governing it like the nature of gravity , Dark Matter , and Dark Energy . For decades , scientists have postulated that either
Astronomers have an intriguing idea for searching for dark matter, measuring the effect of particle self-annihilation inside various astronomical objects, from planets to stars and even white dwarfs. Now, astronomers are suggesting that dark matter annihilation should have a noticeable effect on the temperature of neutron stars. Dark matter could be collecting inside the intense gravity wells of neutron stars, annihilating and making them hotter than they should be.
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