Dark Matter
Great News! The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Might be Named for Vera Rubin
The U.S. House of Representatives have passed a bill to change the name of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST.)…
Is Dark Matter Made of Axions? Black Holes May Reveal the Answer
What is dark matter made of? It's one of the most perplexing questions of modern astronomy. We know that dark…
Dark Matter Detector Finds the Rarest Event Ever Seen in the Universe
The XENON experiment recently made a breakthrough in their hunt for dark matter, observing the most rare decay process in…
Now We Know That Dark Matter Isn’t Primordial Black Holes
A new study by an international team of scientists has tested Hawking's theory of dark matter, and ruled out that…
Massive Photons Could Explain Dark Matter, But Don’t
I’ll be the first to admit that we don’t understand dark matter. We do know for sure that something funny…
Gravitational Waves Might be the Key to Finding Dark Matter
Exotic dark matter theories. Gravitational waves. Observatories in space. Giant black holes. Colliding galaxies. Lasers. If you're a fan of…
Dark Matter Isn’t Made From Black Holes
A new study by a team of UC Berkeley researchers has shown that black holes are not the long-sought-after source…
New Video Shows Construction Beginning on the World’s Largest Telescope
A new video released by the ESO illustrates the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope, which will be the world's…
Carnival of Space #558
Welcome to the 558th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 487: Dark Matter: 2018 Edition
Last week, we gave you an update in particle physics. This week it’s time to see what’s new in the…