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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The Euclid "dark universe" probe's vision has been restored, after an experimental campaign succeeded in evaporating water ice from the telescope's mirrors.

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope gets de-iced from a million miles away
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Euclid's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.

'Axion stars' that went boom after the Big Bang could shed light on dark matter
By Robert Lea published
Hypothetical particles called axions may have gathered to form "axion stars" that exploded in the early universe to create readable signals that could reveal the secrets of dark matter.

South Pole Telescope has a 'treasure map' to the secrets of dark matter
By Robert Lea published
A new camera on the South Pole Telescope has used the Cosmic Microwave Background as a celestial treasure map that could lead to the secrets of dark matter.

Dark matter detected dangling from the cosmic web for 1st time
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have indirectly detected dark matter hanging from the "loose ends" of filaments that comprise the cosmic web in the Coma Cluster of galaxies.

How the Large Hadron Collider's successor will hunt for the dark universe
By Robert Lea published
CERN has revealed further plans for the Future Circular Collider, which will dwarf the Large Hadron Collider in size and power to hunt for dark energy and dark matter.

The mysteries of the dark universe could be solved by the Rubin Observatory
By Robert Lea published
The Vera C. Rubin observatory will potentially solve the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter with an extremely precise map of the universe.

'Dark universe' telescope Euclid faces some setbacks during commissioning
By Rahul Rao published
The observatory's star navigation system and sun protective devices have presented with anomalies.
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