Latest about Dark Universe
Scientists study 3,000 supernovas and discover that dark energy may be evolving
A catalog of almost 3,000 white dwarfs that exploded as type Ia supernovas after overfeeding on companion stars indicates that dark energy is changing over time.
Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter
Using the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, scientists may have detected the first direct evidence of dark matter, in the form of a rare interaction between a WIMP particle and ordinary matter.
Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?
New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists thought.
Is dark matter 'tuned in' to a hidden dimension?
Two major mysteries in science, the nature of dark matter and the possible existence of higher dimensions, could be linked, new research suggests.
Dark energy is still accelerating the expansion of the universe, and astronomers are relieved. 'Thankfully, we have averted this crisis'
The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary averting a cosmological crisis, according to new research.
A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it?
New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?
Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.
