08/22/17
At a recent meeting, scientists shared ideas for searching for dark matter on the (relative) cheap.
08/15/17
A video from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory explains how the upcoming LZ experiment will search for the missing 85 percent of the matter in the universe.
08/08/17
Prototype tests of the future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment are in full swing.
07/18/17
A theory about gravity challenges our understanding of the universe.
06/20/17
A NASA rocket experiment could use the Doppler effect to look for signs of dark matter in mysterious X-ray emissions from space.
05/26/17
The Heavy Photon Search at Jefferson Lab is looking for a hypothetical particle from a hidden “dark sector.”
05/02/17
According to the Fermi LAT collaboration, the galaxy’s excessive gamma-ray glow likely comes from pulsars, the remains of collapsed ancient stars.
04/04/17
We know which way the dark matter wind should blow. Now we just have to find it.
03/17/17
Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy.
02/13/17
Construction has officially launched for the LZ next-generation dark matter experiment.
11/08/16
Theorists think dark matter was forged in the hot aftermath of the Big Bang.
10/20/16
With a small side project, astronomers discover a new type of galaxy.
08/10/16
A previously detected, anomalously large X-ray signal is absent in new Hitomi satellite data, setting tighter limits for a dark matter interpretation.
08/09/16
How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?
07/21/16
In its final run, the LUX experiment increased its sensitivity four-fold, but dark matter remains elusive.
01/19/16
Analyzing the motion of X-ray sources could help researchers identify dark matter signals.
