https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-BB1p5mxT
Notice that the title states this as if it’s a fact. But the body of the article says the study in question suggested vastly extended dark matter halos OR “that we need to fundamentally reevaluate our understanding of gravitational theory.” Other articles (e.g., https://phys.org/news/2024-06-mond-dark ... -stay.html) on this point out that “dark matter halos should come to an end, so rotation curves should not remain flat indefinitely. Mistele's analysis defies this expectation, providing a startling revelation: the influence of what we call dark matter extends far beyond previous estimates, stretching at least a million light-years from the galactic center. Such a long range effect may indicate that dark matter—as we understand it—might not exist at all.” That’s quite a difference from the title Eric Ralls has given his article.Dark matter’s cosmic influence extends much farther than previously known
The phys.org article ends with the statement "The theory that predicted this behavior in advance is the modified gravity theory MOND hypothesized by Moti Milgrom as an alternative to dark matter in 1983. So, the obvious and inevitably controversial interpretation of this result is that dark matter is a chimera; perhaps the evidence for it is pointing to some new theory of gravity beyond what Einstein taught us." Seems to me that Ralls just ignored what the study's authors said in creating his title. But maybe someone at MSN altered it before publication. I suppose that’s possible.
