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![Star systems with trajectories in deep space, abstract background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BzT9Jaxr7ceVLY9HVWNvTj-320-80.jpg)
Universe May Have Lost 'Unstable' Dark Matter
By Jesse Emspak published
How much dark matter has gone missing since the Big Bang? New research suggests anywhere from 2 to 5 percent.
![Star systems with trajectories in deep space, abstract background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BzT9Jaxr7ceVLY9HVWNvTj-320-80.jpg)
Dark Matter Just Got Murkier
By Don Lincoln published
A non-discovery is causing physicists to rethink how they think about dark matter, the mysterious "stuff" that pervades the universe.
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Dark Matter May Be Made Up of Superheavy Particles
By Charles Q. Choi published
Dark matter could be made of particles that each weigh almost as much as a human cell and are nearly dense enough to become miniature black holes, new research suggests.
![Dark Matter ‘Hairs’ Around Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3oYdjZyGZmeXKTWjHhyiYW-320-80.jpg)
Dark Matter 'Hairs' May Surround Earth
By Mike Wall published
Computer simulations suggest that filaments of invisible dark matter form long "hairs" when they go through planets such as Earth.
![Stealth Dark Matter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aXVfhcBb4wrCjAXu4W9RjY-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious Dark Matter May Not Always Have Been Dark
By Charles Q. Choi published
Dark matter particles may have interacted often with normal matter long ago, when the universe was very hot, a new study suggests.
![Astronomers estimate that the visible matter in Pandora's Cluster only makes up five percent of its mass. They believe the rest is made of dark matter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vFJjkaMb9sZdSx2sBEE7UC-320-80.jpeg)
Invisible Dark Matter May Show Up in GPS Signals
By Kelly Dickerson published
Dark matter might be made of clouds of energy cracks instead of particles and may be detectable in GPS signals.
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