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![This composite image shows the distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the core of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KTfPrsGURjiY4nFDQH7fua-320-80.jpg)
Millions of invisible 'mirror stars' could exist in the Milky Way, and astronomers know how to find them
By Paul Sutter published
An entire universe made of 'dark' particles could exist within our own, and astronomers may know the first place to look: In the mysterious hearts of supposed 'mirror stars'.
![The ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XhdYAhJVcDA5HwBEkYAXAd-320-80.jpg)
Large Hadron Collider could be generating dark matter in its particle jets
By Keith Cooper published
If dark matter is made from "dark" versions of the basic building blocks of ordinary matter, the world's largest particle accelerator should be able to pin it down, a new study suggests.
![Euclid's view of the horsehead nebula, showing purple swirls of gas on a starry background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTkrDxetxY8swCtWfy9ADN-320-80.jpg)
1st images from the Euclid 'dark universe' telescope are here — and they're jaw-dropping
By Robert Lea published
The first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid are out, featuring spectacular views of nebulas, distant galaxies and globular clusters of thousands of stars.
![An image from Euclid shows the loops and swirls that resulted when the spacecraft's Fine Guidance Sensor intermittently lost its guide stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPpmYrquFrWRPYcWkjCYeD-320-80.jpg)
ESA scientists finally resolve glitch that caused Euclid spacecraft to 'doodle' through space
By Robert Lea published
The European Space Agency's dark energy and dark matter spacecraft has once again found its guiding stars and is preparing for full "science mode."
![An illustration of the Milky Way on a black background, with the galaxy's edges drooping down on one side and lifting up on the other](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jeCvJQxQxia7pzvMojLrWg-320-80.jpg)
Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame
By Ben Turner published
An invisible halo of misaligned dark matter could explain the warps at the Milky Way's edges.
![Scientists think that dark matter produces a bright and spherical halo of X-ray emission around the center of the Milky Way.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bKtA4kmu2PUZ4rtwtd8Qfh-320-80.jpg)
Astronomers measure dark matter 'haloes' around hundreds of ancient black holes for 1st time
By Robert Lea published
Studying the mysterious form of matter around ancient quasar galaxies could have profound implications for our understanding of how the cosmos evolved.
![(Left) Atomic clocks in use at the NPL. (Right) the bullet cluster, a collision between two galaxies with a morphology that indicates the presence of dark matter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LvmGspc7TCNuJYNwaFBQhF-320-80.png)
Unknown ultra-light particles linked to dark matter could be found using atomic clocks
By Robert Lea published
The use of atomic clocks could help bring cosmology and astrophysics "down to Earth" by allowing scientists to investigate the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter in the lab.
![Two rivers of hot gas are siphoned onto the surface of a neutron star (the collapsed remains of a dead star) in this illustration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XiUK6WcXF7FLKuRpGuthMc-320-80.jpg)
Dark matter could be building up inside dead stars — with potentially explosive consequences
By Paul Sutter published
Invisible dark matter may be gathering in the ultra-dense innards of neutron stars, potentially causing them to detonate in massive explosions.
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