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SpaceX to launch Europe’s Euclid dark energy probe 1 week from today
By Elizabeth Howell published
Euclid will launch on July 1 to hunt for dark matter and dark energy, in a quest to understand the nature of our universe's history and future.
The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
By Robert Lea published
New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.
A dynamic form of dark energy may explain strange radiation signal from the early universe
By Paul Sutter published
We may have already found evidence of an evolving, dynamic kind of dark energy, in the form of the radiation emitted when the first stars appeared in the universe.
Dark matter atoms may form shadowy galaxies with rapid star formation
By Paul Sutter published
Dark matter, the invisible material that makes up the vast majority of the universe's mass, may collect itself to form atoms, a new simulation shows.
Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star'
By Paul Sutter published
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.
If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?
By Robert Lea published
Despite making up most of the matter in the universe, dark matter doesn't interact with light. So how do astronomers know it is there?
This 'tarantula' in space could teach us the secrets of dark matter
By Robert Lea published
The SuperBIT telescope recently flew to the edge of the atmosphere on a football field-sized balloon. Its first images may start to unveil the true nature of dark matter.
New dark matter map created with 'cosmic fossil' shows Einstein was right (again)
By Robert Lea published
The mapping of matter in the cosmos helps to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity and reveals more about mysterious dark matter.
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