Instead, dark matters presence is inferred through its gravitational effects on other objectsin galaxy clusters, for example.

Thus, the team concluded, these flyby events would be detectable as gravitational waves.

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An artist’s concept of teeny primordial black holes (though in reality they wouldn’t have accretion disks).

An artist’s concept of teeny primordial black holes (though in reality they wouldn’t have accretion disks).Illustration: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

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An artist’s concept of Sagittarius A*, surrounded by a flaring disk of hot gas.

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The LISA prototype at NASA Goddard on May 20, 2024.

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An image of a hand holding a black vape with a vibrant blue chamber where you can faintly see a laser.

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