The mysterious stuff scientists call “dark matter” remains an immense mystery. But if we ever learn to interact with it, the possibilities could be extraordinary — and could very well include a civilization-shifting new energy source.
In a new interview with Futurism about a proposed NASA mission to study the invisible substance, Yeshiva University’s Ed Belbruno — the coauthor of a recent study and one of the architects of the proposal — described, among other things, the potential for dark matter to be used as fuel for space travel.
“It’s anyone’s guess what you can do with it, once we find out what it is,” the mathematician told us. “My guess is, because it causes light to deflect when you’re looking at other galaxies, that it’s a pretty potent material, and it can be used as an energy source, probably.”
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