Dark Matter
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![Two Hubble images show the galaxy cluster MACS J0138. In the 2016 image, light from the ancient Supernova Requiem appears in three different spots simultaneously on the edge of the cluster (circled in white). In the 2019 image, they are gone.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eV28au9mekAmFji8rurQSD-320-80.png)
A 10 billion-year-old supernova will soon replay before our eyes, new dark matter study predicts
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists predict that an ancient supernova will reappear in the sky for a 4th time in the year 2037, thanks to the meddling influence of dark matter.
![The images show the dark matter halo of the largest galaxy cluster formed in the simulation at different magnifications.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJogoWJQuFGJTKiZUFpSDA-320-80.jpg)
Travel through galaxies and the dark matter web in this stunning universe simulation
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new freely downloadable universe simulation reveals the structure of galaxies and galactic clusters over more than 13 billion years of history.
![An artist's impression of dark matter in the beginning of the universe.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MLGUsXwKUmdG4tQiuAuoY3-320-80.jpg)
Is dark matter made of 'Fermi balls' forged in the Big Bang?
By Paul Sutter published
A new theory suggests dark matter may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe.
![quantum entanglement.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JZtpNLZVYDpRqRD7VuXxFN-320-80.jpg)
Quantum crystal could reveal the identity of dark matter
By Adam Mann published
By entangling the motion and quantum properties of a beryllium crystal, scientists have achieved unprecedented precision for measuring electromagnetic waves.
![Dark matter particles might interact with each other.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HUPEHqrXhkZKk2wtNsD8hA-320-80.jpg)
Can we explain dark matter by adding more dimensions to the universe?
By Paul Sutter published
Dark matter could be even weirder than anyone thought, say cosmologists who are suggesting this mysterious substance could interact with itself in a higher dimensional universe.
![ultra-diffuse galaxy NGS 1052-DF2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W2KsVwCPhh9NJNPxozhuii-320-80.png)
Already-weird galaxy found to have oddly little dark matter
By Rahul Rao published
Astronomers may not know what dark matter is, but they do know that galaxies are supposed to contain a lot of the shadowy, invisible substance.
![This animation shows the distribution of the dark matter, obtained from a numerical simulation, at a redshift z~2, or when the Universe was about 3 billion years old.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cxBbDjv2C8XTDDBBtKfYGg-320-80.gif)
Dark matter map reveals new filaments connecting galaxies
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new map of the local universe created with machine learning reveals filaments of dark matter connecting galaxies.
![The map reveals a bright patch, a wake of stars, beneath the Milky Way's halo. In the bottom right, the Large Magellanic Cloud continues its orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHwVRBBvYTfZMC5pUpUC93-320-80.jpg)
Astronomers chart invisible ocean of dark matter swirling outside the Milky Way
By Ben Turner published
Astronomers are hoping to use the wake of stars to test the existing theories of dark matter.
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