Scientists may be just 15 years away from finally detecting dark matter thanks to a new kind of detector that acts like a ...

Dark matter remains one of science's greatest mysteries, possibly making up 85% of all matter in the universe. Despite ...

If axions exist, they could explain dark matter, an invisible form of matter inferred from observations of the cosmos. But efforts to spot the particles have been unsuccessful. The newfound axion ...

Mysterious Phenomenon at Center of Galaxy Could Reveal New Kind of Dark Matter Mar. 10, 2025 — A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark ...

A potential dark galaxy — one made primarily of dark matter — may have been spotted in the local universe. Dark galaxies are theoretical, starless systems whose discovery could help ...

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter. First spotted in 2024, FCC 224 is a dwarf galaxy that boasts a dozen luminous, tightly bound ...

Simon Smith, a PhD student at UVic and Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s next guest speaker, specializes in finding extremely tiny, ...

But in a new study, published in Physical Review Letters, we show that both could be linked to one of the most elusive ingredients in the universe: dark matter. In particular, we propose that a ...

But in a new study, published in Physical Review Letters, we show that both could be linked to one of the most elusive ingredients in the universe: dark matter. In particular, we propose that a ...

Dr Marsh added: "This is a really exciting time to be a dark matter researcher. There are as many papers being published now about axions as there were about the Higgs-Boson a year before it was ...

"A starless or 'dark' dark matter halo would have no galaxy at its center." For some time, scientists have pondered a peculiar question: Can galaxies exist without an outer halo of dark matter?

A dark matter halo with a galaxy at its heart. It's possible, however, that not all dark matter haloes could packed with stellar fillings. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) For some time ...