Researchers have proposed a new model that suggests dark matter originated during the infinitesimally short span before the ...

Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could solve the mystery of dark matter — in just ...

the titanic collision of two galaxy clusters separates dark matter (blue) from ordinary matter (pink) A potential signal from an undiscovered particle needs to be strong enough to rise above this ...

After almost a century of speculation, proposals and searches for dark matter, physicists now know that it currently ...

Energy transition Dark matter may have been created after the Big Bang, something that could soon be tested by gravitational ...

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their ...

"If axion clouds, and thereby axions, are discovered, this would be a massive step toward solving the dark matter problem." Scientists think it's possible that shrouds of hypothetical particles ...

The rest of the universe appears to be made of a mysterious, invisible substance called dark matter (25 percent) and a force that repels gravity known as dark energy (70 percent). Scientists have ...

We can't see dark matter, but scientists have made the largest map yet of the invisible material that helps make up the universe. Researchers used a dark energy camera and a large telescope to ...

Nov. 21, 2024 — Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.