New Horizons probe may have observed light from decaying dark matter

An unexpected excess of light from beyond the Milky Way could be evidence of decaying dark matter particles, a trio of US-based astronomers has suggested.
Por: Physics World.
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Drawing from observations made by NASA’s New Horizons probe, José Luis Bernal, Gabriela Sato-Polito and Marc Kamionkowski at Johns Hopkins University propose that this light could provide evidence for the decay of axions, which are hypothetical particles that could account for some of the dark matter that appears to permeate the universe. Saiba mais...

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