Dark Matter
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Hunting for dark matter — inside the Earth
By Paul Sutter published
The answer to the dark-matter mystery may be under our feet.
Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
By Rafi Letzter published
A new theory suggests that dark matter might not be made of undiscovered, never-before-seen particles. Instead, researchers write, it might be made from a type of "hexaquark" detected in 2014.
Self-destructing dark matter may be flooding the sky with gamma-rays, study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
There's a faint gamma-ray background in the universe, and scientists now think it could be caused by dark matter.
It's Official: Vera Rubin Observatory Named to Honor Dark Matter Scientist
By Meghan Bartels published
A U.S. facility — designed in part to solve the mysteries of dark matter — now officially carries the name of the scientist who concluded that the elusive substance must exist.
19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
By Rafi Letzter published
Nineteen newly discovered dwarf galaxies seem to be missing their dark matter, and physicists aren't sure why.
Exotic 'Fuzzy' Dark Matter May Have Created Giant Filaments Across the Early Universe
By Adam Mann published
Simulations help distinguish a cosmos containing fuzzy dark matter from one without it.
'Dark Matter Bullets' Could Tear Through the Human Body, Wild New Study Suggests
By Mindy Weisberger published
A type of dark matter might be capable of causing gunshot-like wounds.
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