WIMPs
Largest Dark Matter Detector is Narrowing Down Dark Matter Candidate
In 2012, two previous dark matter detection experiments—the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) and ZonEd Proportional scintillation in Liquid Noble gases…
New Limits on Dark Matter
As it’s name suggests, dark matter is dark! That means it's largely invisible to us and only detectable through its…
Dark Matter Might Interact in a Totally Unexpected Way With the Universe
A new theory of Dark Matter suggests that it interact with normal matter in a non-localized way, potentially revolutionizing our…
Gravitational Lensing is Helping to Nail Down Dark Matter
Using gravitational lenses, a team of astronomers showed how axions could be the particle that makes up Dark Matter.
Anti-Helium Generated in the Large Hadron Collider can Help in the Search for Dark Matter
Researchers from CERN's ALICE Collaboration have come up with a new way to search for Dark Matter: look for anti-helium-3…
Missing Mass? Not on our Watch—Dr. Paul Sutter Explains Dark Matter
In the first episode of a new series with ArsTechnica - Edge of Knowledge - Dr. Paul Sutter explains the…
Searching for Dark Matter Inside the Earth
Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in science. Despite decades of astronomical evidence for its existence, no one…
WIMPS vs. Axions: What is dark matter?
Dark matter rules every galaxy. But what exactly is it? Astronomers believe it to be some kind of new, exotic…
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,…
Gravitational Wave Detectors Might be Able to Detect Dark Matter Particles Colliding With Their Mirrors
According to a new study by a team of Japanese researchers, gravitational wave detectors could be used to confirm the…