Latest about dark matter
'Axion stars' that went boom after the Big Bang could shed light on dark matter
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.
James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology
Astronomers believe the first galaxies formed around giant halos of dark matter. But a newly discovered galaxy dating to roughly 13 billion years ago mysteriously appeared long before that process should have occurred.
Massive underground laboratory in China joins the quest to find dark matter
A renovated Chinese underground lab has expanded the search for dark matter, offering new promise for the detection of this abundant yet elusive substance.
South Pole Telescope has a 'treasure map' to the secrets of dark matter
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.
Pearl Jam's cosmically charged rock journey continues with new album 'Dark Matter' — Listen to the 1st single
Pearl Jam unveils its cosmically-inspired new single 'Dark Matter," the latest of several space-themed offerings by the legendary rock group.
Dark matter detected dangling from the cosmic web for 1st time
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
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.
Dark matter could be gently wobbling space-time around us — and scientists may finally know how to detect it
A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.
