Dark Matter
A Space Mission to Map the Structures Connecting the Universe and Solve Fundamental Mysteries Is About to Launch
“Euclid is really touching on the fundamentals of our physics," said project scientist René Laureijs.
Strange 'Anomalies' In Spacetime Could Be Revealing New Physics, Scientists Say
The true nature of dark matter, one of the biggest mysteries in science, might be hiding in patches of warped spacetime.
Physicists Are Searching for Signs of a Second 'Dark' Big Bang to Solve a Major Mystery
Dark matter in the universe might be so mysterious because it has a completely different origin to the rest of the cosmos, a new theory proposes.
Rare Antimatter From Distant Space Reaches Earth and Can Help Find Dark Matter, Scientists Discover
Antimatter can travel thousands of light years to Earth, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider found, opening an avenue for detecting dark matter.
Scientists Propose Mind-Bending Plan to Look for Dark Matter, New Physics Near the Sun
The "SpaceQ" mission proposes sending spacecraft loaded with quantum clocks to explore what strange things are bound to our Sun.
Scientists Quantum Entangled Atomic Clocks 6 Feet Apart to Probe Fabric of Reality
Entangling two hyper-precise instruments at a distance will let scientists probe dark matter and space-time.
Black Holes Create Mysterious Vortex ‘Structures’ That Could Open ‘Portal’ Into Dark Matter, Physicists Propose
The microscopic structure of black holes is poorly understood, physicists say in a new study, and could open a window to solving cosmic mysteries.
The Universe’s Oldest Light Reveals Unprecedented Dark Matter Patterns
Scientists glimpsed the distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billions of years ago, which is much earlier than previous studies.
An Ancient Galaxy Collision Sheds Light on Dark Matter
Scientists think they might have explained the bizarre discovery of unusual galaxies free of dark matter.
A Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe Shapes Dark Matter in Galaxies, Study Finds
Galaxies located at cosmic web “nodes” assemble dark matter earlier, and are more enriched with heavy elements, compared with those that are further away.
A Vast ‘Faint Universe’ of Rogue Stars Is Revealing Dark Matter
Stars that have been kicked out of their galaxies preserve a cosmic “fossil record,” according to a new study.
Mysterious Expanding Regions of Dark Matter May Challenge Established Physics
Observations of galaxies up to seven billion light-years away revealed a potential conflict with the standard model of cosmology.