23 Apr 2026 #Astrum #Space #DarkMatter
Scientists may have just detected dark matter for the first time ever.
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Dark matter is dark. Invisible. Impossible to see. Or is it? Scientists may have just observed a direct signal from dark matter for the first time ever. Will this discovery allow us to finally figure out what dark matter is made of? Does this finally prove it exists?

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0:00 Dark Matter
1:39 Discovery of Dark Matter
4:31 What Is Dark Matter?
5:59 WIMPs
6:50 Annihilation
8:21 Gamma Ray Signals
12:40 What We Still Don’t Know
15:16 What’s Next?

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References:
“20 GeV Halo-Like Excess of the Galactic Diffuse Emission”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/dmsignature
“Fritz Zwicky and the Discovery of Dark Matter”, via amnh.org https://astrumspace.info/fritzzwicky
“The Redshift of Extragalactic Nebulae”, via caltech.edu https://astrumspace.info/zwickypaper
“Review of Particle Physics: Dark Matter”, via link.aps.org https://astrumspace.info/particlereview
“Dark Matter Overview”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/nasadm
“Supersymmetry at CERN”, via home.cern https://astrumspace.info/cernsymm
“Dark Matter Remains in Shadows”, via kurious.ku.edu.tr https://astrumspace.info/dmshadow
“Dark Matter Gamma Rays Excess”, via cbc.ca https://astrumspace.info/dmgammaray
“The Milky Way’s Dark Matter Halo Reappears”, via cerncourier.com https://astrumspace.info/milkywayhalo
“Biography of Vera Rubin”, via womenshistory.org https://astrumspace.info/rubinbio

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