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Gravitational Waves From Colliding Black Holes May Carry a Fingerprint of Dark Matter, New Study Argues

A study amplified by ScienceDaily on May 19, 2026 proposes that LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA could finally detect dark matter by measuring tiny distortions in the gravitational waves of two black holes spiraling toward each other through a dense dark-matter halo. If the dark matter is dense enough around the binary, its gravitational drag — known as dynamical friction — would shift the wave frequency in ways third-generation detectors should be able to see.