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Ultralight Dark Matter Vortexes May Unravel Cosmic Mysteries

6/21/2025

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Microscopic vortexes created by ultralight dark matter could hold the key to understanding the cosmic web's structure, researchers propose. Their findings indicate that rotating dark matter halos act like superfluids, forming stable solitons with intricate vortex lattices. This intriguing theory may clarify the mystery of galaxy centers harboring less dark matter than anticipated, with future observations poised to uncover these hidden phenomena.

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Microscopic vortexes created by ultralight dark matter could hold the key to understanding the cosmic web's structure, researchers propose. Their findings indicate that rotating dark matter halos act like superfluids, forming stable solitons with intricate vortex lattices. This intriguing theory may clarify the mystery of galaxy centers harboring less dark matter than anticipated, with future observations poised to uncover these hidden phenomena.