Dark Matter
A Common Feature of Galaxies Is Challenging What We Know About the Universe
A new study has "cast serious doubt" on a ubiquitous galactic feature that may require exotic physics to explain.
Scientists Created a Quantum Crystal That Will Search for Dark Matter
Scientists harnessed quantum entanglement and time reversal in a crystal that could solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries.
Scientists Are Launching a Massive Helium Balloon to Measure Dark Matter
The SuperBIT telescope will be launched on a balloon with the same volume as a football stadium and will measure the properties of mysterious dark matter.
Mysterious Space Signals Line Up With the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe, Scientists Find
The CHIME collaboration announced the detection of 535 fast radio bursts (FRBs), the biggest haul from a single survey ever.
Scientists Discover Huge 'Voids' In the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe
A new map of the dark matter web that connects our universe is the largest of its kind, and is part of a huge new batch of papers about the universe's structure.
A Glowing Mystery at Our Galaxy's Center Has a Mind-Blowing Explanation, Physicists Believe
An unexplained glow at the center of the Milky Way that has puzzled scientists for years might just be the aftermath of dark matter annihilation events.
Something Huge and Invisible Is Making Nearby Stars Vanish, Scientists Propose
Stars that have gone missing from the Hyades cluster may have been torn away by a dark matter monster with the mass of 10 million Suns.
A Wild Experiment Just Got Us Closer to Exploring Extra Dimensions
Scientists have measured the smallest gravitational field yet, which has big implications for future research into dark matter, quantum gravity, and the possibility of extra dimensions.
Scientists May Have Detected a Huge Collision Between Blobs of Dark Matter
If confirmed, the collision between never-before-seen boson stars may solve the long search for the source of dark matter.
Scientists Have Proposed a New Particle That Is a Portal to a 5th Dimension
The path to dark matter and other fundamental enigmas may be through a warped extra dimension, according to a new study that proposes a new theory of the universe.
Scientists Think the Multiverse Might Be the Key to Explaining Dark Matter
A new study theorizes that black holes made of collapsed universes originate dark matter, and our own universe may look like a black hole to outsiders.
The Physicist and Social Theorist Fighting for Equality in Science
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein has peered into the deep past of the cosmos, while also working toward a just and equal future in the scientific community.