Hints of a fifth fundamental force have set the physics world abuzz

Physicists at the Institute for Nuclear Research in Debrecen, Hungary claim to have observed energy that 'connects the visible world to dark matter'.

The scientists at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Debrecen, Hungary claim they have observed a fifth force of nature that could completely transform what we understand about how the universe works.

Physicists at the Institute for Nuclear Research in Debrecen, Hungary, said this apparatus, an electron-positron spectrometer, found evidence for a new particle

They have recently revealed results that could actually show this force in action.

In their experiments, they saw an excited, decaying helium atom emit light when the particles split in an unusual way that could not be explained by the current physics theories.

This was the second time that lead scientist Attila Krasznahorkay and his team had seen this new particle which they've called X17.

After measurements, they determined its mass to be 17 megaelectronvolts.

Mr Krasznahorkay said 'X17 could be a particle, which connects our visible world with the dark matter.

Professor of phyics and astronomy at the UC Irvine, Jonathan Feng, has closely watched the Mr Krasznahorkay's team's efforts, and said it could be a 'game changer'. He also mentioned that if it could be replicated, 'this would be a no-brainer Nobel Prize'.

This breakthrough comes three years after the Hungarian team first spotted an anomaly in radioactive decay, which suggested the existence of a new particle.

If their testing proves to be accurate, the discovery could completely change our understanding of how the universe actually works.