# Zhitnitsky 2025: Ball lightning as a profound manifestation of the dark matter physics

> Ariel Zhitnitsky, 2025. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. An exotic proposal, recorded for completeness.

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# Ball lightning as a profound manifestation of the dark matter physics

Ariel Zhitnitsky, 2025. _Universe 11, 284_.

Proposes that ball lightning is triggered by dark-matter particles of the axion quark nugget type.

**Ball lightning** Articledoi: **[10.3390/universe11090284](https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090284)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

An exotic proposal, recorded for completeness.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[New physics, such as dark-matter nuggets or magnetic monopoles.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/answers/ANS0D40ABK87VDK/new-physics-such-as-dark-matter-nuggets-or-magnetic)

Answer

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[Proposed without an observational test.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/evidence/EVD0D40ABV260Q0/proposed-without-an-observational-test)

Evidence

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[Ball lightning](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Zhitnitsky, A. (2025). Ball lightning as a profound manifestation of the dark matter physics. Universe 11, 284. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090284
```

[Read it free at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02653)

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**SRC** 0D40A0423Y1J

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Journal article

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arXiv-nonexclusive

Kept

27 Oct 2026, for editors

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Against the published article

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