Dark matter makes up most of the matter in the universe, but scientists still have much to learn about this mysterious material. At Live Science, we follow the monumental research seeking answers to some of the biggest unanswered questions about dark matter.
Whether it’s a mysterious "kick" just after the Big Bang that may have created dark matter, how scientists narrowed down the 'weight' of dark matter trillions of trillions of times, or the potential for dark matter's secret identity to be hiding in distorted "Einstein rings," our expert writers and editors shine a light on dark matter with the latest news, fascinating features and interesting articles on this mysterious subject.
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'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests
Because we haven't found anything yet, we've started to wonder if dark matter might be lighter or heavier than we thought.
Something invisible and 'fuzzy' may lurk at the Milky Way's center, new research suggests
The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star made of mysterious "fuzzy" matter.
Black holes from the universe's infancy could reveal invisible matter
New theoretical research suggests primordial black holes could one day help researchers locate invisible dark matter.
The universe had a secret life before the Big Bang, new study hints
The secrets of black holes and dark matter could lie before the Big Bang, a new study of "bouncing" cosmology hints.
'Immortal' stars at the Milky Way's center may have found an endless energy source, study suggests
Strange stars clustered near the Milky Way's center are much younger than theory predicts is possible. New research suggests their youth could actually be eternal — and fueled by annihilating dark matter.
Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints
Mysterious dark matter could slosh over our planet like a wave. If it does, it may produce telltale radio waves in Earth's atmosphere, new theoretical research suggests.
Euclid space telescope reveals more than 300,000 new objects in 1st 24 hours of observations (photos)
The Euclid space telescope has released five mesmerizing new photos of our universe, kicking off a six-year campaign to unveil the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and other cosmological mysteries.
Giant 'rogue waves' of invisible matter might be disrupting the orbits of stars, new study hints
New research shows how disruptions to binary star systems could be the key to detecting space's most confounding substance — dark matter.
Cosmic 'superbubbles' might be throwing entire galaxies into chaos, theoretical study hints
When there are multiple supernovas in the same galaxy, they can leave enormous voids that tamper with the balance between dark matter and regular matter. Over time, this can throw entire galaxies into chaos.
The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests
With the nature of the universe's two most elusive components up for debate, physicists have proposed a radical idea: Invisible particles called tachyons, which break causality and move faster than light, may dominate the cosmos.
