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The rapid acceleration of the universe’s expansion continues to challenge our understanding of fundamental physics. Why the ...

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light, interacting very weakly with ordinary ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...

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In this episode, welcome in Matt O’Dowd as the new host to rigorously take you through the mysteries of space, time, and the nature of reality. We’re starting off this new season with perhaps one of ...

Physicists are quietly rolling out a new generation of simulation codes that promise to do more than crunch numbers. By ...

A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change ...

Fusion may have a dark side. A shadowy hypothetical process called “dark fusion” could be occurring throughout the cosmos, a new study suggests. The standard type of fusion occurs when two atomic ...

The universe is expanding, and that expansion is accelerating. But what is causing that to happen? The leading hypothesis is a repellent force that astrophysicists refer to as “dark energy,” which ...

Particle physics continues to probe the most fundamental constituents of matter while dark matter research seeks to illuminate the unseen mass that permeates our Universe. Recent efforts have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. There's an enormous controversy in astrophysics today over how quickly ...