According to our best possible understanding of the universe, regular matter is only a small fraction of the matter-energy ...

Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature that could help ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently zeroed in on the Bullet Cluster—delivering highly detailed images that show a ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely ...

Dark matter, although not visible, is believed to make up most of the total mass of the universe. One theory suggests that ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Google DeepMind in London could help scientists to make sense of this ...

Scientists have never directly detected dark matter, but some wonder if one high-energy detection in 2023 could be a rare ...

Despite decades of searching, scientists still haven’t found the elusive substance that holds galaxies together: dark matter.

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel ...