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So much in science is based on constraints. If scientists don’t understand something, they try to constrain it as much as possible so that more precise experiments can finally detect whatever the theorized phenomenon is. Dark matter is notoriously difficult in this regard, as it has evaded detection for over a century at this point, …
Astronomers have found a massive galaxy that contains little to no Dark Matter, something that doesn’t fit with current cosmological models.
Gravitational astronomy is a relatively new discipline that has opened many doors for astronomers to understand how the huge and violent end of the scale works. It has been used to map out merging black holes and other extreme events throughout the universe. Now a team from Cal Tech’s Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics …
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A new theory of Dark Matter suggests that it interact with normal matter in a non-localized way, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of physics!
There’s some potentially big news on the hunt for dark matter. Astronomers may have a handle on what makes this mysterious cosmic stuff: strange particles called “axions.”
A team of theoretical astrophysicists have studied in detail a hypothetical form of dark matter that combines to form dark atoms. They found that the existence of dark atoms can drastically affect the evolution of galaxies.
Using gravitational lenses, a team of astronomers showed how axions could be the particle that makes up Dark Matter.
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration used years of cosmic microwave background data to create a new map of Dark Matter.
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Astronomers have discovered a galaxy with very little or no stellar mass. Galaxies like these are called ‘dark galaxies.’ It contains clouds of gas but very few stars, possibly none. This is the only isolated dark dwarf galaxy in the local universe.