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Have We Finally "Seen" Dark Matter? Galactic Gamma-Ray Halo May Be First Direct Evidence Of Universe’s Invisible "Glue"
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Have We Finally "Seen" Dark Matter? Galactic Gamma-Ray Halo May Be First Direct Evidence Of Universe’s Invisible "Glue"

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What was once the leading explanation for dark matter may have simply been underestimating the mass of the particles that make it up.

Among the many theoretical objects that have been proposed to explain dark matter, WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) have long been a favorite. These would be subatomic particles that produce and are affected by gravitational fields, but n... [3195 chars]

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