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:science#black-holes#dark-matter#galactic-center#milky-way#sagittarius-a#space-and-spaceflight
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