Dark Matter
Something other than just gravity is contributing to the shape of dark matter halos
Galactic dark matter is in a state of maximum entropy, which means it must interact with itself.
The galaxy with 99.99% dark matter isn’t so mysterious any more
The dwarf galaxy known as Dragonfly 44 caused a stir recently: apparently it had way, way more dark matter than…
If dark matter is a particle, it should get inside red giant stars and change the way they behave
Dark matter makes up the vast majority of matter in the universe, but we can't see it. At least, not…
The Destruction of Dark Matter isn’t Causing Extra Radiation at the Core of the Milky Way
While recent studies suggest that dark matter interactions might create gamma rays, a new study of gamma rays in our…
Small Amounts of Dark Matter are Creating Much Stronger Gravitational Distortions than Anyone Expected to See
Dark matter is much more clumpy than we thought, which means some dark matter might be very cold.
New Simulation Shows Exactly What Dark Matter Would Look Like If We Could See It
A detailed simulation of dark matter finds that dark matter haloes form in a wide range of sizes.
Gamma Rays Detected Coming From the Crab Nebula
Most people with any interest in astronomy know about the Crab Nebula. It's a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus,…
A Massive Rotating Disc Discovered in the Early Universe
If we want to understand how the Universe evolves, we have to understand how its large structures form and evolve.…
Decaying Dark Matter Should be Visible Here in the Milky Way as a Halo Around the Galaxy
Astronomers are very sure that dark matter exists, but they're not sure at all what it's made of. The problem…
Slime Mold Grows the Same as the Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Matter in the Universe is not distributed equally. It's dominated by super-clusters and the filaments of matter that string them…