Overview

• Primordial black holes are a leading candidate for dark matter, potentially making up a significant portion of the Universe's mass.
• These black holes, formed shortly after the Big Bang, could pass through the inner Solar System about once every ten years.
• MIT researchers used simulations to show that a passing primordial black hole could cause a slight wobble in Mars' orbit, detectable by current instruments.
• The study found that Mars offers a clearer picture for detecting these wobbles compared to Earth or the Moon.
• Confirming such wobbles could revolutionize our understanding of dark matter and its role in the cosmos.