What’s Glowing at the Center of Our Galaxy? New Study Points to Dark Matter

What’s Glowing at the Center of Our Galaxy? New Study Points to Dark Matter

New simulations suggest dark matter could explain the mysterious gamma-ray glow at the Milky Way’s center. The findings show that the galaxy’s early mergers may have shaped dark matter in a way that matches NASA’s Fermi telescope observations. A long-standing cosmic mystery is once again in the spotlight: what is producing the strange glow of [...]

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Flattened Dark Matter May Explain Mysterious Gamma-Ray Glow at Milky Way’s Core, Study Finds

Dark matter near the Milky Way’s center appears flattened, not spherical, according to new simulations. The discovery may explain a puzzling gamma-ray glow long observed by NASA’s Fermi telescope, reigniting theories that dark matter collisions produce high-energy radiation in the galaxy’s coreDark matter near the Milky Way’s center appears flattened, not spherical, according to new simulations. The discovery may explain a puzzling gamma-ray glo…

Mysterious Galactic Glow Suggests Dark Matter in Milky Way’s Core May Be Flattened

Dark matter near the Milky Way’s center appears flattened, not spherical, according to new simulations. The discovery may explain a puzzling gamma-ray glow long observed by NASA’s Fermi telescope, reigniting theories that dark matter collisions produce high-energy radiation in the galaxy’s core