Galaxy's Dark Matter Halos #Shorts

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]What if galaxies' dark matter halos didn't [music] exist? Would our universe be the same?

[00:00:06]Dark matter, >> [music] >> an invisible form of matter, makes up about 85% of the universe's total mass.

[00:00:13]It plays a crucial role in holding galaxies together with dark matter halos surrounding and enveloping them.

[00:00:21]These halos are made up of weakly interacting massive [music] particles, or WIMPs, which are thought to have formed in the early universe.

[00:00:30]If dark [music] matter suddenly stopped existing, galaxies would likely fly apart, >> [music] >> and the structure of the universe as we know it would be drastically different.

[00:00:39]So, what would happen to our universe if dark matter suddenly stopped existing?