“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter. And it ...

We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says ...

For decades, scientists have speculated about the existence of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe’s mass. Now, thanks to groundbreaking research using NASA’s Fermi ...

NASA's Fermi telescope may have detected the first direct hint of dark matter, observing an unusual gamma-ray glow near the ...

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A new type of sensor that levitates dozens of glass microparticles could revolutionize the accuracy and efficiency of sensing ...

The first dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere has been officially opened. The Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) is built in a disused gold mine in Australia, and the aim is to ...

An experiment designed to hunt for ever elusive dark matter has returned some strange and exciting signals. The anomalies are probably not dark matter itself, but could be an indication that we’re on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists talk about dark matter an awful lot for something they don’t actually understand very well. They say that it’s important — and that we wouldn’t have stars and galaxies without it — though ...

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