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Dark matter may be lighting up the heart of the Milky Way

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This distorted structure could naturally explain the puzzling gamma-ray glow long thought to come from pulsars. The findings revive dark matter as a major suspect in one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries and set the stage for crucial future observations.

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