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An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the ...

The nature of dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology. Within the standard framework of ...

Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff thought to make up more than ...

A new research effort involving simulations of Milky-Way-like galaxies shows that the mysterious, unexplained extra gamma ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

Dark matter makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe. It neither emits nor absorbs light, making it invisible ...

Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s out there, ...

The study notes that if excess gamma light is not from dying stars, it could become the first proof that dark matter exists.