Dark matter may have created a wormhole INSIDE the Milky Way

"Just like a black hole, a wormhole is a structure where gravity is so strong that it bends the structure of spacetime itself. The difference is that a wormhole bends spacetime to connect two different points, punching a hole directly through the surface of the universe. These points could be light-years apart or even separated in time, but passing through the wormhole would let you travel between them in seconds, just like in the sci-fi film Interstellar."

"Even though they are physically possible, scientists think any real wormhole would almost instantly collapse in on itself. However, a group of physicists now claims that the mysterious substance known as dark matter could create wormholes - and even keep them open long enough to pass through. If they are right, this means there could be a massive tunnel to another part of the universe hidden in plain sight at the core of the Milky Way."

"A wormhole is nothing but a passage from one point to another. It's like a tunnel between two manhole covers; one acts as the entry point and the other as an exit point. Wormholes have two mouths connected by a tunnel known as a throat, which could theoretically span the entire length of the universe. One mouth would be a black hole where matter and light are pulled in by gravity, and the other would be a so-called 'white hole' where everything would emerge."

"Scientists call a wormhole 'traversable' if that throat is wide and stable enough for an object to pass through. In theory, anything that fell in at one side would appear almost instantaneously at the other side."

Wormholes are spacetime structures where extreme gravity bends spacetime to connect two different points. They are theorized as tunnels with two mouths linked by a throat, potentially spanning vast distances. One mouth could behave like a black hole that pulls in matter and light, while the other could act like a white hole that releases them. A wormhole is called traversable if the throat is wide and stable enough for an object to pass through, allowing near-instant travel between the connected points. Real wormholes are expected to collapse quickly, but physicists propose that dark matter could create and stabilize wormholes long enough for passage. If correct, a large hidden tunnel could exist near the Milky Way’s core.

Read at Mail Online