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Jee compared dark matter to crystal-clear water in a pond, with pebbles as the galaxies. “You cannot see the water unless there is wind, which causes ripples. Those ripples distort the shapes of the ...

New elementary teachers who promote equity in science are proving highly effective at engaging students, no matter their ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

Scientists have never directly detected dark matter, but some wonder if one high-energy detection in 2023 could be a rare ...

For decades, scientists have been searching for the universe's elusive "missing matter," and now they say they finally found ...

Bright flashes of enigmatic radio waves have helped illuminate some of the missing matter in the universe, astronomers say in a new study.

"We will push the limits of what we can observe, and use every gravitational lens we detect with Roman to pin down the ...

Priyamvada Natarajan has spent decades exploring some of the universe’s most persistent mysteries, particularly the unseen ...

A distant supermassive black hole has stunned astronomers by expelling matter at speeds nearing a third of light velocity after consuming material at an extreme rate. Designated PG1211+143, this ...

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