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Russians Measure Loss of Dark Matter since the Big Bang

Jan 03, 2017 09:01 AM EST

"Dark matter may still be disintegrating even now, although that would be a different and considerably more complex model."

NASA Scientists Try New Methods in Search for Dark Matter

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Dec 31, 2016 08:43 AM EST

None of these studies, however, identified signals clearly attributable to dark matter.

Dark Matter Pioneer Vera Rubin Dies at 88

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 27, 2016 08:30 AM EST

World-renowned scientist Vera Rubin passed away on Dec. 25 at the age of 88 at an assisted living facility in Princeton, New Jersey.

Verlinde’s ‘Emergent Gravity’ Theory Dismisses Gravity as a Fundamental Force

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Nov 10, 2016 05:04 AM EST

Prof. Verlinde says emergent gravity predicts the exact same deviation of motions usually explained by inserting dark matter in the theory.

Dark Matter Might Soon be Discovered Thanks to New Calculations

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Nov 02, 2016 07:58 PM EDT

Thanks to the Jülich supercomputer, the calculations now provide physicists with a concrete range in which their search for axions is likely to be most promising.

Scientists Discover Where the Milky Way’s Missing Mass Went

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 30, 2016 12:53 AM EDT

The question is where the rest of ordinary matter made of neutrons, protons and electrons went to.

Dark Matter Evades Detection by the Most Sophisticated Device in the World

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 23, 2016 03:52 AM EDT

They announced they found no hints of dark matter particles in their latest analysis.

The second installment of the science fiction television series, “Dark Matter,” has been reported to premiere on July, after a 13 episode order was placed to be available in the said date.

‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Will Be More Explosive Says Series Showrunner Joseph Mallozi

Octhaeddeus |

May 19, 2016 02:18 PM EDT

The second installment of the science fiction television series, “Dark Matter,” has been reported to premiere on July, after a 13 episode order was placed to be available in the said date. With the season premiere closing in, reports are leading to details that fans of the series should expect a more explosive finale in Season 2 than what happened in Season 1.

China Steps-up Game in Dark Matter Search

Mia Ren |

Jan 24, 2016 07:22 AM EST

China's space craft for dark matter probe is undergoing calibrations to send back more accurate and higher quality data.

The above volume will be filled with liquid xenon at a temperature of -100 C. Any interaction in this volume, however small, will be detected by the photomultiplier tube arrays (top visible only, bottom not yet installed).

World's Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Now 20 Times More Powerful

Ana Verayo |

Dec 15, 2015 06:10 AM EST

Scientists have re-calibrated the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, making it 20 times more sensitive in detecting subatomic particles.

Monster galaxies are believed to form inside dark matter webs.

Monster Galaxies Found Wrapped Within Dark Matter Web

Ana Verayo |

Dec 05, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Astronomers detected a cluster of massive baby galaxies, wrapped within a web of dark matter, providing clues about the evolution of early galaxies.

In this handout digital illustration released on September 15, 2011 by NASA, the newly-discovered gaseous planet Kepler-16b orbits it's two stars.

Scientists Discover Dark Matter “Hair” That Surrounds Earth

Marie de Vera |

Nov 24, 2015 12:26 PM EST

A new scientific study suggests that the Earth is surrounded by a "hair" of dark matter. The new study also revealed that this hair is present on all other celestial bodies in the Milky Way galaxy.

Scientists Discover Dark Matter “Hair” That Surrounds Earth

Marie de Vera |

Nov 24, 2015 12:26 PM EST

A new scientific study suggests that the Earth is surrounded by a "hair" of dark matter. The new study also revealed that this hair is present on all other celestial bodies in the Milky Way galaxy.

From Dinosaurs' Extinction to Human Life Form: Harvard Physicist Proposes a Profound Theory About Why Humans Exist

Charissa Echavez |

Nov 16, 2015 10:06 AM EST

A physicist from Harvard University Lisa Randall proposed a profound theory how dinosaurs' extinction led to human life forms in her latest book Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs.