The evidence we have for dark matter comes indirectly, needing this mysterious component to explain the gravitational effects we observe in the Universe.
Direct detection efforts for dark matter rely on its interaction with normal matter, but if these interactions only occur in extreme cosmic conditions, laboratory experiments may never confirm its existence.
The next Milky Way supernova, particularly a core-collapse (type II) supernova, may provide the best opportunity to reveal dark matter's interaction with normal matter.
Understanding dark matter's elusive nature is challenging due to our inability to recreate the extreme conditions found in the Universe. Current techniques may fail to detect it.
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