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Astrophysicists Detect Potential Collisional Dark Matter in “El Gordo”


A new study indicates that dark matter in the "El Gordo" galaxy cluster exhibits collisional properties, challenging the standard model of collisionless dark matter. Contrary to what is established by the standard model, dark matter may indeed be self-interacting. This was the conclusion of a new

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