A new study looking at more than 2000 experiments in particle accelerators worldwide has found evidence for an unknown dark photon, a particle that does not fit the Standard Model of particle physics.
If it were found, it would be an immense discovery.
But the authors suspect what they have found are dark photons –particles that interact with dark matter but also couple weakly with ordinary, familiar matter.
The theory behind dark photons is that they are carriers of a fifth, still unconfirmed, force that interacts with Dark Matter.
Professor Anthony Thomas of the University of Adelaide explains to IFLScience that the name is a little misleading, as it was thought these particles were similar to photons but they actually have a lot of mass making them quite unlike photons.
He hopes to design a new experiment that will specifically look for dark photons and reveal their nature.
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