Max Planck Links IceCube Neutrinos to 1 Dark Matter Filament Around Blazar PKS 2233-148
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 21
Max Planck Links IceCube Neutrinos to 1 Dark Matter Filament Around Blazar PKS 2233-148
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 21
Summary
PKS 2233-148 observations across visible light, X-rays and gamma rays suggest a dark matter filament gravitationally deflected the blazar’s jet, offering a new explanation for neutrinos detected by the Arctic IceCube observatory.
Max Planck researchers said the jet repeatedly appeared off its expected path in data from the VLBA, Fermi and Swift, with no visible matter present to account for the deflection.
That lensing could also magnify clustered emissions, helping scientists match deflection timing with neutrino arrivals and test whether the blazar’s black hole core acts as a neutrino factory.
If confirmed, the result would mark the first identified blazar emissions bent by dark matter and give astronomers a new way to probe both elusive neutrinos and hidden cosmic structure.