Dark Matter
Astronomers Map Dark Matter Throughout the Entire Universe
Warped visions of the cosmic microwave background - the earliest detectable light - allow astronomers to map the total amount…
An “Elemental” Explanation of Dark Matter
Atoms, string theory, dark matter, dark energy... there's an awful lot about the Universe that might make sense on paper…
New Video Map Shows Large-Scale Cosmic Structure out to 300 million Light Years
Researchers with the Cosmic Flows project have been working to map both visible and dark matter densities around our Milky…
NASA Experiment Seeks Signatures of Formation of First Stars and Galaxies
When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe and how brightly did they burn? Scientists are looking…
Researchers May Have Finally Detected a Dark Matter Particle
Dark matter: it's invisible, it's elusive, it's controversial... and it's everywhere -- in the Universe, yes, but especially in the…
Space Station Detector Finds Extra Antimatter in Space, Maybe Dark Matter
The first results from the largest and most complex scientific instrument on board the International Space Station has provided tantalizing…
Do We Really Need Dark Matter?
Hubble mosaic of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745, thought to be connected by a filament of dark matter. Credit: NASA, ESA,…
Hubble Studies Dark Matter Filament in 3-D
Hubble’s view of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. The large field of view is a combination of 18 separate Hubble…
Astronomers Discover Milky Way’s Hot Halo
Artist's illustration of a hot gas halo enveloping the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds (NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; NASA/CXC/Ohio State/A.Gupta et al.) Our…
Dark Matter Filaments Bind Galaxies Together
A slim bridge of dark matter - just a hint of a larger cosmic skeleton - has been found binding…