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Dark Matter Core Emerges as Challenger to the Galactic Center’s Black Hole

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Dark Matter Core Emerges as Challenger to the Galactic Center’s Black Hole
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Simulations show a dense dark matter core at the Milky Way’s center could mimic Sagittarius A*’s gravity, matching observed orbital data as well as a black hole and aligning with Gaia DR3, but the model isn’t decisively better yet; next-gen instruments will test whether dark matter could truly dominate the Galactic Center.

Topics:sciencespace-and-spaceflight#black-holes#dark-matter#galactic-center#milky-way#sagittarius-a#space-and-spaceflight
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  1. Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core  Gizmodo
  2. The mass distribution in and around the Local Group  Nature
  3. Dark matter, not a black hole, could power Milky Way's heart  Phys.org
  4. Why Nearby Galaxies Are Fleeing Us: Scientists Finally Solve a 50-Year Mystery  SciTechDaily
  5. A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near our solar system  New Scientist

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