The Future

Even though we have detected what could be the signature for dark matter annihilation the search does not stop. The elusive positrons thought to be the byproduct of WIMP collision must have the right energy signature in order to be considered as a potential source.  The goal of researches is now to continue gathering all the evidence possible with every means available while studying and interpreting the data to rule out potential theories and eventually find a way to directly observe dark matter. These methods include the previously mentioned AMS particle detector and the Large Hadron Collider but there are also particle detectors underground that measure in a different way. The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search, The CoGeNT detector, and the most promising XENON experiment are the future of dark matter detection. With all of these ways to potentially detect dark matter we still have to accept the possibility that we are completely wrong and must rethink our concept of the Universe. Though the search for dark matter could be inconclusive we are still collecting new data that is exciting to learn and could lead to other important findings. Below is the most recent observation that is still under speculation.

"An intriguing signal could be due to “dark matter annihilations” pops up on the left of this data gathered by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The image on left shows the galactic center in gamma rays with energies between 1 and 3.16 GeV. Red indicates the most activity, and the labels are for pulsars. The image at right has all known gamma-ray sources removed. Credit: T. Linden, Univ. of Chicago"
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/110978/could-this-be-the-signal-of-dark-matter-unsure-scientists-checking-this-out/#ixzz31b8iT6IEhttp://www.universetoday.com/110978/could-this-be-the-signal-of-dark-matter-unsure-scientists-checking-this-out/
http://news.discovery.com/space/dark-matter-found-orbital-experiment-130403.htm
http://news.discovery.com/space/dark-matter-debate-heats-up-again-110505.htm
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130225-will-we-understand-dark-matter