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New Study Suggests Milky Way's Core is Dark Matter

2/13/2026

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  • A new study proposes the Milky Way's center contains a dense dark-matter core instead of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).
  • The core and surrounding dark-matter halo would form a single structure, with a compact core and diffuse halo.
  • The idea relies on the European Space Agency's Gaia mission data and explains stellar orbits and the Milky Way's rotation, though more observations are needed to distinguish it from a black-hole model.