Dark matter, which makes up about 85 percent of the total mass of the universe, has baffled scientists for years because it does not emit or absorb light. However, almost a century after the theory was proposed, a new study claims it may have found proof of the existence of dark matter.

For a long time, scientists believed that there must be large amounts of matter that generate enormous gravitational forces. And while we still can’t see it with our eyes or existing instruments, a team of physicists has demonstrated a new approach that may finally unravel the mystery. According to Professor Tomonori Totani, an astrophysicist at the University of Tokyo, the gamma rays emanating from the center of the galaxy potentially indicate a dark matter.

“This could be a significant breakthrough in understanding the nature of dark matter,” he said. Totani says the team used data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which can detect photons across the electromagnetic spectrum, to search for dark matter signals. While analyzing the data, they said that the pattern of gamma rays matches the shape of the halo of dark matter surrounding the heart of our galaxy.

While dark matter does not produce light, if dark matter particles collide with each other and “annihilate” – similar to matter and antimatter – they would theoretically produce various particles, including gamma-ray photons. “If this is correct, to my knowledge, it will be the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter. And it turns out that dark matter is a new particle not included in the current Standard Model of particle physics.

It marks a major development in astronomy and physics. ” Story continues below this advertisement If Totani has indeed detected dark matter, it may be composed of particles at least 500 times more massive than the proton. However, the results still need to be verified through independent analysis before anything can be confirmed.