Strange gravitational waves may reveal dark matter near merging black holes
The evidence for dark matter is everywhere and the evidence for dark matter is nothing. Galaxies rotate in…
Decades-Old Dark Matter Explanation Fails Its Most Direct Test Yet
A decades-old dark matter claim is facing a decisive new challenge. The result clears the way for future…
New study reveals how dark matter formed shortly after the Big Bang
Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. For decades, that…
Bullet Cluster Confirmed 10:1 Minor Merger: JWST Ends Two Decades of Dispute
The James Webb Space Telescope has definitively resolved one of astrophysics’ most contested measurements: a new joint analysis…
New Quantum Sensor Opens a Window Into the Invisible Universe
A breakthrough quantum sensor has shown it can uncover hidden signals through overwhelming noise, paving the way for…
God Particle detector shut for four years: Here’s what will happen in 2030
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator has gone silent, but only for now. The European Council for Nuclear…
What is the God particle: How the Higgs boson changed our understanding of the universe |
Image(s): Left/AI Generated/Right/Wikipedia For decades, physicists searched for a missing piece of nature’s puzzle, an elusive particle believed…
Astronomers discover faint dwarf galaxy that seems to exist without dark matter
A faint dwarf galaxy drifting 45 million light-years from Earth may have joined one of astronomy’s strangest clubs.…
JWST Confirms Most Distant Gravitational Lens: Galaxy Cluster Defies Cosmic Formation Models
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed that a galaxy cluster 10.4 billion light-years away is the most…
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new ‘echo map’ technique suggests
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Quantum sensor neutralizes laser noise for dark matter and gravitational wave detection
Finding out what the universe is actually made of remains one of the ultimate frontiers in modern physics.…
Scientists crack a 30-year-old mystery about how black holes form without a dying star |
Most people picture a black hole forming the same way: a massive star runs out of fuel, collapses…