
WIRED
Aug 16, 2021 - 11 min
How a specific type of black hole could help explain dark matter. It's believed that dark matter makes up 25% of the Universe, but there is currently no consensus as to what it actually is. PhD astronomy and astrophysics candidate Briley Lewis breaks down the dark horse theory, which originated from Stephen Hawking and Bernard Carr's 1970s research to explain the mysteries of outer space.