Dark Matter
Astronomers Find Black Holes Do Not Absorb Dark Matter
[/caption] There's the common notion that black holes suck in everything in the nearby vicinity by exerting a strong gravitational…
What Can The (Dark) Matter Be?
What better place to look for dark matter than down a mine shaft? A research team from the University of…
Dark Matter Detector Heading to the ISS This Summer
[/caption] The long-awaited experiment that will search for dark matter is getting closer to heading to the International Space Station.…
Milky Way Has a “Squashed Beachball”-Shaped Dark Matter Halo
This illustration shows the visible Milky Way galaxy surrounded by a "squashed beachball"-shaped dark matter halo. Source: UCLA Our galaxy…
New Results from the CDMS II Experiment
It's no secret that astronomers claim that most of our universe is made of dark matter that cannot be readily…
What are WIMPs?
WIMPs are Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, hypothetical particles which may be the main (or only) component of Dark Matter, a…
How Many Stars are There in the Milky Way?
The Milky Way Galaxy, our little corner of the Universe, is a pretty massive place, with an estimated 200-400 million…