Largest-Ever Physics Survey Raises New Doubts About Our Model of the Universe
A global survey of physicists reveals strikingly little consensus on some of the deepest questions in modern physics,…
Black hole ‘hair’ could reveal hidden matter after two black holes collide
A new theoretical framework suggests that “hair” around black holes, representing surrounding matter or departures from the simplest…
Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter
Chinese researchers have developed a table-top magnetic sensor that operates at room temperature and can spot magnetic signals…
Physicists Spot Curious Signal in Hunt for Elusive Dark Matter Particles
Physicists using the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter detector deep underground in a former South Dakota gold mine say…
‘Exciting hint’ of dark matter spotted by LUX-ZEPLIN detector, physicists report
Dark matter, an elusive substance that permeates the universe, has flummoxed scientists for decades. But a single flash…
Have we got dark energy wrong? NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may help us find out
In the late 90s, a space telescope helped flip our understanding of the universe on its head. Data…
Scientists narrow the search for dark matter using new galaxy simulations
Stellar streams have long been treated as relatively smooth structures whose gaps, kinks and spurs could reveal invisible…
From galaxies to knees | Particle
Connor Bottrell didn’t look through a telescope until he was an adult, which makes his current job all…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope set to explore the universe
This weekend, NASA plans to launch its next flagship mission into deep space. The Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Best Evidence for Dark Matter Yet
Dark matter, the elusive, invisible stuff that astronomers say constitutes roughly 85% of the universe’s mass, doesn’t interact…
Cosmic plasma was supposed to rule out dark photons. Simulations say otherwise
A major limit on dark photon dark matter may be far weaker because early-universe plasma stops absorbing energy…
2-kiloparsec trail of stars could reveal how dark matter shapes galaxies
A thin ribbon of stars around the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 may be the first globular-cluster stellar stream…