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Is There No Black Hole? New Dark Matter Theory at the Center of the Milky Way

Is There No Black Hole? New Dark Matter Theory at the Center of the Milky Way

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 A new study challenges the idea that a supermassive black hole sits at the center of the Milky Way. Instead, researchers propose a dense core of fermionic dark matter that could reproduce the same gravitational effects—explaining both the fast orbits of nearby stars and the galaxy’s large-scale rotation.

The model may even account for the central shadow seen in iconic images of our galactic core. In this episode, we explore whether dark matter—not a black hole—could be the true engine shaping our galaxy.

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