Mini

Hunting Ghost Particles from a Supernova ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Direct Detection of Millicharged Particles from Supernovae"
Physicists have found a way to catch mysterious particles that reach Earth with a delay — like an echo of the neutrino burst.
Links in the knowledge graph 1

After a supernova explosion, not only light and neutrinos reach Earth, but also mysterious "tardy" particles — they travel slower because of their mass. Scientists have figured out how to catch these invisible visitors using underground detectors, opening a window to a new world of dark matter.

🎯 Neutrinos from supernova 1987A outpaced light by three hours — proving they have a tiny mass.

Scientists
Albert EinsteinFritz ZwickyVera RubinEnrico FermiPaul DiracSubrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Tags
supernova dark matter neutron star
Laws
gravitational lensingFermi–Dirac statisticsvirial theoremChandrasekhar limitFermi accelerationlaw of conservation of momentum
Original: arXiv:2606.11310 · CC BY · bridge42worlds