Gamma Rays coming from the Milky Way lead clues on Dark Matter

Issue: Galactic

Summary: A new study of gamma-ray light from the center of our galaxy makes the strongest case to date that dark matter may be responsible for the creation of these emissions. Dark matter is known to make up most of the material universe. "Using publicly available data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, independent scientists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Chicago have developed new maps showing that the galactic center produces more high-energy gamma rays than can be explained by known sources and that this excess emission is consistent with some forms of dark matter." By analyzing multiple galaxies, they can see if this "Dark Matter" is emitting gamma rays from not just normal galaxies but dwarf galaxies as well. If this dark matter is emitted from the centers of galaxies, it would mean that they are correlated/related to black holes.

Opinion: Cool stuff. The scientists should see if we can get some dark matter closer to home, considering it makes up so much of known space. Is it a tangible thing? These questions should be answered as soon as possible.