Dark matter

Our universe may be sitting on a bubble within an extra dimension

We know that our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, but what causes this growth remains a mystery. The most likely explanation is...

Faint starlight in Hubble images reveals distribution of dark matter

Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows...

New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos

Albert Einstein provided the first hint of the dark universe exactly 100 years ago when he discovered a parameter in his equations known as...

Our universe is less lumpy than estimated

An international group of researchers has released the most in-depth wide-field map of the three-dimensional distribution of matter in the universe ever made. The...

Scientists are hunting for fifth force of nature

Scientists are on the hunt for a 'dark force' of nature that could reveal the universe that lies hidden from view. Through this hunt, scientists...

Does some dark matter particles carry an electric charge?

The nature of dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in science and we need to use any related new data to tackle...

Start of most sensitive search yet for dark matter axion

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have recently developed low-noise superconducting quantum amplifiers through which, they are embarking the most sensitive search yet for axions,...

Robotic ‘Starbugs’ technology to study millions of stars

UNSW researchers will co-lead the speediest ever study of stars in our cosmic system, following the dispatch on Thursday of a progressive new Australian...

Scientists have created a new model pointing to black holes’ role in galaxy formation

Scientists have gained new insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies by developing and programming a new simulation model for the universe —...

Dark Matter and Dark Energy: Do They Really Exist?

For close on a century, scientists have speculated that the universe contains more matter than can be straightforwardly watched, known as dark matter. They...

Artificial Intelligence Analyzes Gravitational Lenses 10 Million Times Faster

For the first time, scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University showed that artificial intelligence can accurately analyze the complex...

Scientists Are One Step Closer to Finding Dark Matter

The existence of dark matter has been known for decades. The first evidence for dark matter emerged in 1932 when Jan Oort noted that objects...

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