Tag: astro physics
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Dark Matter in Sight: New Gamma-Ray Clues Narrow the Mystery
Scientists Move Closer to Confirming Dark Matter Through Galactic Gamma Rays For decades, physicists have debated the existence of dark matter—the invisible substance that makes up about 27% of the universe. While ordinary matter accounts for roughly 5%, dark matter reveals itself only through gravity. A diffuse glow of high-energy gamma rays near the center…
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Squashed Orbits Reveal Clues About Mysterious Black Hole Collision
New Clues About How Binary Black Holes Form In a landmark study, researchers are shedding light on the origins of a dramatic black hole merger detected by LIGO and Virgo, one of the few observations showing an unexpectedly squashed, or eccentric, orbital path just before the collision. The event, named GW200208_222617, offers a rare glimpse…