Hints of a lightweight dark matter particle have been found in the gamma-ray glow at the Milky Way's heart. The particle's apparent mass lines up with tentative signals of dark matter in two direct-detection experiments on Earth, but other researchers caution that conventional sources – such as pulsars – may be responsible for the gamma-ray light instead.
This latest claim of dark matter particle detection, like other claims, will have to verified by other investigators. And as of this date, none of the other dark matter detection claims have held up. To read the rest of the article, click here.
Hints of lightweight dark matter particle found in space
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