Nov. 21, 2024 — Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.

Researchers from Virginia Tech reveal that ancient rocks might also have dark matter traces. This fascinating concept of searching dark matter through billion-year-old rocks was first proposed in ...

They’ve been exploring an intriguing idea that might change how we understand the origins of dark matter. Their work at Colgate University builds on a concept proposed by scientists Katherine Freese ...

Invisible dark matter makes up most of the universe – but we can only detect it from its gravitational effects Galaxies in our universe seem to be achieving an impossible feat. They are rotating with ...

Fine tuning an experimental setup improved a detector's sensitivity to neutrinos and perhaps eventually dark matter—two difficult-to-measure forms of matter which hold great importance for ...

Emergent gravity is a bold idea. It claims that the force of gravity is a mere illusion, more akin to friction or heat—a ...

We can't see dark matter, but scientists have made the largest map yet of the invisible material that helps make up the universe. Researchers used a dark energy camera and a large telescope to ...

This is why they’re also called ghost particles. However, for the first time, two dark matter experiments have detected a neutrino fog, a dense cloud of neutrinos. This discovery is reported by ...

A Virginia Tech team is using ancient rocks, not telescopes, to hunt for dark matter in an unconventional, high-stakes experiment led by physicist Patrick Huber. With advancements in imaging ...

This concept art shows the entrance and some of the track for Starfall Racers ... The obelisk is designed to look like the hand-built architecture of Berk, with a dragon-shaped medallion on top. The ...

Scientists in Virginia are looking for mysterious dark matter - and have turned to really old rocks. The substance, which makes up more than 80 percent of all matter in the universe, shapes and ...

The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent. The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent.