scienceJan 25, 20258:47pending

The GCE Mystery: Dark Matter vs. Pulsars at the Galactic Center

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A deep dive into the Galactic Center Excess—the gamma-ray glow detected by Fermi. We break down the two leading explanations (dark matter annihilation and a hidden population of millisecond pulsars), discuss how recent analyses reshape the signal’s shape, and explore what future observations and smarter data analyses could reveal about dark matter and the heart of our galaxy.

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