Nov. 21, 2024 — Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.
Dark matter makes up 85% of the stuff in the cosmos, but scientists have no idea what it is. Can you solve the case? Though Halloween will undoubtedly take the spotlight today, there's another ...
Dark matter has always been one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics. While we can’t see it directly, most scientists are certain it’s out there because of its gravitational pull on galaxies. The ...
"If axion clouds, and thereby axions, are discovered, this would be a massive step toward solving the dark matter problem." Scientists think it's possible that shrouds of hypothetical particles ...
Fancy telescopes and massive particle accelerators aren’t the only tools that can be used to detect dark matter. Researchers from Virginia Tech reveal that ancient rocks might also have dark ...
Student scientist Olivia Valentino shares what it’s like to work on a dark matter detector thousands of feet underground. Olivia Valentino, an Italian PhD student studying particle physics at Imperial ...
Invisible dark matter makes up most of the universe – but we can only detect it from its gravitational effects Galaxies in our universe seem to be achieving an impossible feat. They are rotating with ...
A Virginia Tech team is using ancient rocks, not telescopes, to hunt for dark matter in an unconventional, high-stakes experiment led by physicist Patrick Huber. With advancements in imaging ...
Scientists in Virginia are looking for mysterious dark matter - and have turned to really old rocks. The substance, which makes up more than 80 percent of all matter in the universe, shapes and ...
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