Dr Carlos Argüelles said the researchers are proposing that the supermassive central object and the Galaxy's dark matter halo are two manifestations of the same substance, rather than simply replacing the black hole with a dark object.
Notes on verification
Quote verified verbatim against the original RAS press release and corroborated by numerous independent science outlets, all consistently attributing the statement to Dr. Carlos Argüelles regarding the MNRAS study on the Milky Way's central object. [tier=silver indep_score=0.83 clusters=5 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on Royal Astronomical Society press release announcing the Crespi et al. 2026 MNRAS paper (upstreams: Royal Astronomical Society press release, Crespi et al. 2026, MNRAS study) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
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