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There is a mysterious glow coming from the middle of our galaxy<\/a> \u2013 and scientists say it could help solve one of the universe\u2019s deepest mysteries.<\/p>\n The diffuse glow of gamma rays towards the heart of the Milky Way<\/a> has been unexplained for decades. But researchers believe that it could be the result of colliding pieces of dark matter<\/a>, or the spinning of neutron stars.<\/p>\n If the explanation is the former, and the glow comes from dark matter<\/a>, it might be the first ever proof that it actually exists.<\/p>\n \u201cDark matter dominates the universe and holds galaxies together. It\u2019s extremely consequential and we\u2019re desperately thinking all the time of ideas as to how we could detect it,\u201d said co-author Joseph Silk<\/a>, a professor of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins, in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cGamma rays, and specifically the excess light we\u2019re observing at the centre of our galaxy<\/a>, could be our first clue.\u201d<\/p>\n