{"id":15193699,"date":"2026-07-03T22:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/a-new-study-into-dark-matter-in-the-bullet-cluster-could-disprove-its-existence\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T02:33:35","slug":"a-new-study-into-dark-matter-in-the-bullet-cluster-could-disprove-its-existence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/a-new-study-into-dark-matter-in-the-bullet-cluster-could-disprove-its-existence\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Study into Dark Matter in the Bullet Cluster Could Disprove its Existence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/article_images\/darkmatter-kipacamnh-1200_20260703_012755.webp\" alt=\"A simulation of the formation of dark matter structures from the early universe until today. Credit: Ralf Kaehler\/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory\/American Museum of Natural History\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter &#8211; a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model &#8211; into question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universetoday.com\/articles\/a-new-study-into-dark-matter-in-the-bullet-cluster-could-disprove-its-existence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universe Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter &#8211; a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model &#8211; into 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