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![a split screen of black space. on the left, many stars are scattered. on the right, fewer, fainter stars are scattered mostly in the center, but no on the sides.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66xhVLHuGhCBwCLyooWMnV-320-80.jpg)
The faintest star system orbiting our Milky Way may be dominated by dark matter
By Keith Cooper published
The stars of a possible ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, known as UMa3/U1, could be held in place by the gravitational glue of dark matter.
![An illustration of ESA's "dark universe detective" spacecraft Euclid, which is ready for full science mode.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rxnnXE4NGz2qyDi9Q7VKS7-320-80.jpg)
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.
![An illustration of two ice-blue orbs smashing together, surrounded by warm reddish dust and gas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gm8bZVLrnvDXKN6uVKdkSZ-320-80.jpeg)
Colliding neutron stars hint at new physics that could explain dark matter
By Robert Lea published
Extreme collisions between neutron stars could create exotic particles beyond the standard model, including axions, the hypothetical particle that comprises dark matter.
![An illustration shows a hypothetical axion star which could shed light on dark matter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XrdN5wGFwVKdoWnMYLrTek-320-80.png)
'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.
![JWST-7329: a rare massive galaxy that formed very early in the Universe.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oteUcxfBVG9hhLd8ynmH7f-320-80.jpg)
James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology
By Ben Turner published
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.
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Massive underground laboratory in China joins the quest to find dark matter
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A renovated Chinese underground lab has expanded the search for dark matter, offering new promise for the detection of this abundant yet elusive substance.
![Diagram shows the South Pole Telescope using the Cosmic Microwave Background to observe the distribution of dark matter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PWqtmwV8c2ySGqvBfBqNgg-320-80.png)
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.
![a gray spiral leading away from the viewer. in the center is a small handwritten circle with the words 'dark matter'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ugaA87zMFwv2tj2AUiVuiL-320-80.jpg)
Pearl Jam's cosmically charged rock journey continues with new album 'Dark Matter' — Listen to the 1st single
By Steve Spaleta published
Pearl Jam unveils its cosmically-inspired new single 'Dark Matter," the latest of several space-themed offerings by the legendary rock group.
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