Dark Matter
New Project Aims To Improve Galaxy Simulation — And Help Us Understand More About The Universe
Galaxy modelling is complicated, and even more so when different computer models don't agree on how the factors come together.…
New Dark Matter Detector Draws A Blank In First Test Round
We keep saying dark matter is so very hard to find. Astronomers say they can see its effects -- such…
Astronomers Map Dark Matter Throughout the Entire Universe
Warped visions of the cosmic microwave background - the earliest detectable light - allow astronomers to map the total amount…
An “Elemental” Explanation of Dark Matter
Atoms, string theory, dark matter, dark energy... there's an awful lot about the Universe that might make sense on paper…
Where Is Dark Matter Most Dense? Subaru Telescope Gets Some Hints
Put another checkmark beside the "cold dark matter" theory. New observations by Japan's Subaru Telescope are helping astronomers get a…
New Video Map Shows Large-Scale Cosmic Structure out to 300 million Light Years
Researchers with the Cosmic Flows project have been working to map both visible and dark matter densities around our Milky…
Spectacular Night Launch from NASA Wallops Shines Bright Beacon on Star Formation in Early Universe
Night time blast off of 4 stage NASA Black Brant XII suborbital rocket at 11:05 p.m. EDT on June 5,…
NASA Experiment Seeks Signatures of Formation of First Stars and Galaxies
When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe and how brightly did they burn? Scientists are looking…
Hydrogen Clouds Discovered Between Andromeda And Triangulum Galaxies
Score another point for the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in…
Researchers May Have Finally Detected a Dark Matter Particle
Dark matter: it's invisible, it's elusive, it's controversial... and it's everywhere -- in the Universe, yes, but especially in the…