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.
12/14/15
The LUX experiment has drawn the best picture yet of what dark matter particles cannot be.
12/01/15
Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.
11/11/15
Scientists have inaugurated the new XENON1T experiment at Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy.
