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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for direct evidence of dark matter—one of the key missing pieces of our theoretical ...

Astronomers have detected a mysterious gamma-ray glow from the Milky Way’s halo, potentially marking the first direct observation of dark matter. In a study published November 25, 2025, in the Journal ...