Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is estimated to account for most of ...

The Invisible Becomes Visible: Scientists May Have Finally Seen Dark Matter ...

Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The mystery surrounding this invisible and hypothetical component ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

Dark dwarfs could be lurking out in the cosmos, according to a new study. These hypothetical, effectively eternal bodies would be powered by dark matter annihilation, and though dim, there is a way we ...

All the atoms and radiation in the universe make up less than 5 percent of its contents. The rest is composed of two invisible, enigmatic entities: dark matter and dark energy. Together they govern ...

A new theory for the origins of dark matter suggests that fast-moving, neutrino-like dark particles could have decoupled from ...

Researchers may have identified what could be a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the Milky Way has ...

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its existence. Using a network-like model of particle connections, they argue that ...

Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics. It is clear that it must exist, because without dark matter, for example, the motion of galaxies cannot be explained. But it has ...

New research suggests that dark matter could gather over vast periods of time at the heart of Jupiter-sized planets, creating black holes that eat these worlds from within. This striking concept may ...