An international research team led by Los Alamos National Laboratory studied asteroid Bennu’s tracking data to investigate the potential existence of a fifth fundamental force of the universe. Their analysis established constraints on this fifth force and its possible mediating particle, such as an ultralight boson. Detecting such a particle would manifest in changes to Bennu’s orbit, making the tracking data crucial for understanding fundamental physics.
Near-Earth asteroid data helps probe possible fifth force of the universe
Analysis uses Bennu trajectory in effort to extend the Standard Model of physics
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