Some neutron stars may contain a "special type of matter," according to a new NASA study. These observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory indicate that the interiors of neutron stars might ...

Astronomers have traced the hidden fingerprints of dark matter by observing rare, glowing galaxies that lived in the early universe. A group of scientists led by Rutgers University has found new ...

Deep in a mine in South Dakota is the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector, a pair of nested titanium tanks filled with 10 tons of transparent, pure liquid xenon nestled far underground to shield it from ...

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A new algorithm will search images of colliding galaxy clusters for evidence of self-interacting dark matter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

"These cluster collisions are the most energetic phenomena since the Big Bang." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Observing a ...

A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. When you purchase through ...

Dark matter, the invisible substance believed to account for over 80 percent of the universe’s mass, is not an easy thing to detect. We can see its gravitational pull on visible matter, however — ...

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