How could we finally observe dark matter in an original way, this invisible substance that makes up the greatest part of the ...
Researchers have created a fully relativistic model showing that gravitational waves might carry hidden clues about dark ...
Dark matter is one of the biggest puzzles in science. Although it makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, it has never been directly observed. You can’t see it, touch it, or hold it ...
A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...
New observations suggest that the relationship between light emitted by quasars has changed over cosmic time, hinting that ...
According to a new Physical Review Letters study, black holes could help solve the dark matter mystery. The shadowy regions in black hole images captured by the Event Horizon Telescope can act as ...

What is dark matter

First and perhaps most perplexingly, researchers remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is. Originally, some scientists ...
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Scientists suggest that the dark matter may have powered the universe’s first stars. This allows them to shine before nuclear ...
UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...
"I think it's natural to take a break and wonder whether we are fundamentally thinking about this in the wrong way." Dark matter could be made from tiny black holes formed when so-called "dark baryons ...
Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, Nov. 7. Embark on a cosmic adventure with “Black Holes and Dark ...