Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
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Scientists Detect Gamma Rays That May Reveal Dark Matter
Scientists Detect Gamma Rays That May Reveal Dark Matter
Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** Image taken from a NASA Internet site on March 21, 2000, shows a "direct" picture of the first four years of Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory spacecraft's Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) data. Image credit: NASA/AFP/Getty Images
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Dark matter is nothing more than a scientific mirage that physicists have been chasing for decades. New theories show that wobbly spacetime fluctuations can explain galactic rotation and cosmic expansion without needing invisible matter that's never been directly observed.
Scientists have finally captured the first direct evidence of dark matter using NASA's Fermi telescope, detecting powerful gamma-ray radiation from colliding dark matter particles. This breakthrough observation matches theoretical predictions perfectly and marks humanity's first glimpse of the invisible substance.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 52% chance we will know what Dark Matter is before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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