For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. In the late 1990s, two independent teams, the ...

The proposed semiconductor-based design uses magnetic fields to catch dark matter particles.

For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe. However, a new study suggests they might not exist at all. Instead, what we perceive as dark ...

Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. That is the challenge raised by new work from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Université ...

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The Bullet Cluster of galaxies might only have half as much dark matter than scientists thought, or perhaps even none at all, ...

Dark centre? A simulated version of the Milky Way galaxy. (Courtesy: AIP/ A. Khalatyan) Astronomers have long puzzled over the cause of a mysterious “glow” of very high energy gamma radiation ...

Is dark matter real? What is it made of? This video delves into key concepts surrounding dark matter, including axions, WIMPs ...

Almost 30 years ago, dark energy was proposed as the force responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe. But for UC Davis mathematicians, the math didn't add up. Their new study ...

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely interact with the rest of the universe via gravity and to serve as the ...

Ask most astronomers, and they’ll tell you that dark matter and dark energy make up more than 95 percent of the universe and that they are the explanations for many of the large-scale phenomena we ...