An international team of researchers has created a large map of mysterious, unseen matter throughout the universe, to be published in Monthly Notices, published by the Royal Astronomical Society.

The map developed by the team of researchers - members of the international team "The Dark Energy Survey" - is a diagram of the distribution of dark matter throughout the universe, and aims to reveal the spread and places of concentration of dark matter.

The map is expected to help astronomers understand the components of the universe and how it evolved, and may reveal an error in Einstein's theory of relativity, after they discovered the existence of voids in the universe that violate the laws of physics contained in the theory of relativity.

Dark matter is a substance that has been hypothesized to explain a large portion of the total mass of the universe (Urik Alert)

dark matter

in astronomy and cosmology;

Dark matter is a substance that has been hypothesized to explain a large portion of the universe's total mass. It is described as the most elusive matter in the universe, and is not directly visible, hence the term darkness.

We cannot see dark matter or interact with it directly using telescopes, as it does not emit or absorb light or any other electromagnetic radiation at any level, but its existence and properties are inferred from the effects of gravity exerted on visible matter, radiation and the great structure of the universe.

And according to a report in the Guardian newspaper - on May 26 - dark matter makes up 27% of the space of the universe, and its gravitational force is enough to bind entire galaxies together in a structure known as the cosmic web.

Scientists can map dark matter by analyzing light from distant galaxies (Wikipedia)

Create a dark matter map

According to the Guardian, astronomers can draw a map of dark matter by analyzing the light that travels to Earth from distant galaxies, and if it is cut off in certain locations, this means that there is a substance obscuring it.

This is what the International Dark Energy Survey team has done;

He used artificial intelligence methods to analyze images of 100 million galaxies, to create a map covering a quarter of the sky in the Southern Hemisphere, one-eighth of the total night sky visible from Earth.

The map - created by scientists - showed new parts of the universe that had not been seen before, revealing the existence of vast voids in the sky to which the laws of physics may not apply, and therefore it can challenge the famous scientist Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, which describes gravity as the force that created lumps. .

About the cosmic voids shown by the map of the dark energy survey team, Dr. Niall Jeffrey - from University College London and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and co-leader of the team - says, "The map shows new parts of the universe that we have not seen before; These are called cosmic voids, which are very low-density regions in the universe, where there are very few galaxies and much less matter.”

This unexpected discovery of cosmic voids raises questions about Einstein's general relativity (social networking sites)

Einstein's mistake

This unexpected discovery of cosmic voids raises questions about Albert Einstein's general relativity, a cornerstone of 20th century physics and our best model of gravity to date. Although the results do not rule out Einstein's models entirely;

They are not completely identical.

According to Dr. Niall Jeffrey, the results could be "a real problem for physicists. If you look at the universe, the matter is not as lumpy as expected, there are indications that it is smoother." Something is wrong with Einstein's theory of general relativity.

It is noteworthy that Einstein's theory is considered one of the most important modern physical theories;

Because of its role in changing many physical concepts, researches related to this theory were published in 1905, and they are called special relativity, and they were related to answering questions about the properties and behavior of light.

Einstein predicted the occurrence of astronomical phenomena such as gravitational waves. Based on Einstein's theory the scientists of the International Dark Energy Survey team were to reveal the nature of the mysterious dark energy in the universe; They expect to see more lumpy concentrations of dark matter.