Tiny dark matter stars would harbour particles that act as one

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“You will be assimilated.” In Star Trek, members of the strange and sinister race known as the Borg would utter this threat as if one. Their behaviour could be echoed in space if dark matter exists in a particular form: if so, it could create Borg-like stars in which every particle is in the same state at the same time.

Read the full article in New Scientist.