Astronomers have spent nearly a century searching for dark matter, the invisible scaffolding thought to hold galaxies together. While there’s abundant indirect evidence to suggest this mysterious substance…
Read more Controversial New Study Points to the Most Promising Dark Matter Signal YetThe gravitational lensing not only splits the light source, but magnifies it, allowing a detailed view of the light source behind the lens. Thanks to this, the team…
Read more A Newly Discovered ‘Einstein’s Cross’ Reveals the Existence of a Giant Dark Matter HaloWhen searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A physicist is taking that advice to heart, advancing a…
Read more A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter DetectorTwo papers published this week showcase the perplexing origins and potential uses of antimatter, a type of matter that flips the rules governing ordinary matter onto their heads.…
Read more Antimatter Could Be the Key to Solving the Universe’s Biggest MysteriesGood news for fans of Apple TV’s Dark Matter: it’s coming back for a second season. The sci-fi drama was renewed over the weekend following the end of…
Read more Dark Matter Will Return for More Multiverse ShenanigansIf or when SLAC’s planned project, the Light Dark Matter Experiment (LDMX), receives funding—a decision from the Department of Energy is expected in the next year or so—it…
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