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Scientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time
The NASA gamma-ray spacecraft Fermi may have enabled scientists to "see" dark matter, the universe's most mysterious stuff, for the first time.
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The hunt for dark matter: a trivia quiz
This quiz dives into the mysterious world of dark matter — what we know, what we don't, and how scientists are chasing shadows across the cosmos.
Not-so-dark matter? Mysterious substance might leave red and blue 'fingerprints' on light
A new study suggests dark matter could subtly tint or polarize light, leaving faint color clues that next-generation telescopes might detect.
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'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."
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Captured dark matter may transform some 'failed stars' into 'dark dwarfs'
Brown dwarfs, also known as "failed stars," could be corrupted by dark matter and transformed into "dark dwarfs" powered by the universe's strangest stuff.
