Dark Matter
Distant Invisible Galaxy Could be Made Up Entirely of Dark Matter
[/caption] Astronomers can’t see it but they know it’s out there from the distortions caused by its gravity. That statement…
Journal Club: Dark Matter – The Early Years
[/caption] According to Wikipedia, a journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles…
Tracing Dark Matter with Ripples in the Whirlpool Galaxy
[/caption]A new paper presented at this week's American Astronomical Society conference promises to shine some light, so to speak, on…
Astronomers Witness a Web of Dark Matter
[/caption] We can't see it, we can't feel it, we can't even interact with it... but dark matter may very…
Little Galaxies Are Big on Dark Matter
[/caption] Dark matter... It came into existence at the moment of the Big Bang. Within its confines, galaxies formed and…
New Submillimetre Camera Sheds Light on the Dark Regions of the Universe
[/caption] The stars and faint galaxies you see when you look up at the night sky are all emitting light…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Could Dark Matter Not Matter?
[/caption] You probably want to put on your skeptical goggles and set them to maximum for this one. An Italian…
Positron Signaling For Dark Matter Inconclusive
[/caption] A couple of years ago, the Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics, PAMELA, sent us back some…
Deep Blue Astrophotography – Imaging Galactic Shells
[/caption] As a professional astronomy journalist, I read a lot of science papers. It hasn't been all that long ago…
Antique Stars Could Help Solve Mysteries Of Early Milky Way
[/caption] Utilizing ESO's giant telescopes located in Chile, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have been examining "antique" stars. Located…