New map of dark matter supports Einstein’s theory of general relativity
In the early 1900s, Albert Einstein proposed the theory of general relativity, which challenged everything scientists believed they understood about the universe at the time. …
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Scientists just detected dark matter that existed 12 million years ago
Scientists recently detected dark matter residing around galaxies that have existed for around 12 billion years. The discovery of this mysterious and vital universal substance …
MIT is trying to build a time-traveling machine to detect dark matter
Physicists at MIT have created a time-reversal machine that can measure vibrating atoms. The vibrations between atoms hold a lot of information. And, if scientists …
Scientists searching for dark matter witnessed the rarest event ever recorded
Scientists managed to observe one of the rarest physics events ever while hunting for dark matter. Researchers with the XENON Collaboration were busy hunting for …
Scientists discovered a never-before-seen particle and it could be dark matter
Scientists have discovered a new, mysterious particle. Of course, making new discoveries is exciting. But, perhaps the most exciting thing about this particle is that …
Mysterious invisible walls may have been discovered in outer space
Scientists suspect that a “fifth force” may be at work in space. This force, which they believe is mediated by a hypothetical particle called a …
Scientists may have finally cracked the dark matter mystery
When astronomers gaze into space they can see many different things. Galaxies, stars, and even black holes can be spotted from our place here on …
Scientists think they know where the early universe’s dark matter has been hiding
Most of the mass in the universe is made up of a kind of matter that none of us have ever seen. It’s called “dark …
Scientists spotted a galaxy with no dark matter, and they can’t figure out why it exists
In attempting to explain how the universe works, scientists have largely settled on the existence of a mysterious type of matter known simply as “dark …
