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A 'lump' of dark matter may be ripping apart Taurus' face
The Hyades — the closest star cluster to our sun — is being stretched by an invisible 'lump,' researchers say.
Scientists narrow down the 'weight' of dark matter trillions of trillions of times
Scientists are finally figuring out how much dark matter — the almost imperceptible material said to tug on everything, yet emit no light — really weighs.
Mysterious 'kick' just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter
A mysterious "kick" in the early universe may have produced more matter than antimatter. And that imbalance may have also led to the creation of dark matter, researchers now say.
6 ways the hunt for dark matter changed in 2020
This year saw a possible first detection of solar axions, and the possible death of the sterile neutrino.
Mystery of galaxy's missing dark matter solved. (And it involves a thief.)
A small, mysterious galaxy 44 million light-years away is finally yielding up its secrets.
Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter, new theory suggests
New theory suggests cosmic bubbles during the birth of our universe are responsible for creating dark matter.
Distant alien planets could be turned into dark matter detectors
A pair of astronomers is advocating a daring new research program: to turn our widening search for life beyond Earth into a hunt for dark matter.
Physicists search for imprints left by dark matter haloes as they swoosh through galactic gas
The search for dark matter is at a crossroads. Now, physicists have a new way to tell what the invisible stuff is made of.
