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Science news this week: An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
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A mysterious glow surrounding the Milky Way could be first evidence of dark matter

The new study reports the detection of a mysterious halo-like glow of gamma rays around the Milky Way, peaking sharply at ...
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Why dark matter is still one of the biggest open problems in science

We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says ...
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Scientists may have finally seen dark matter for the first time in history, sparking huge excitement in the space community

Dark matter was first proposed in 1933 when scientists observed that galaxies were spinning too rapidly. They should have ...
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Have We Finally "Seen" Dark Matter? Galactic Gamma-Ray Halo May Be First Direct Evidence Of Universe’s Invisible "Glue"

What was once the leading explanation for dark matter may have simply been underestimating the mass of the particles that ...

A Chilling Experiment Near Absolute Zero Finds Hints of Dark Matter

Physicists using near-absolute-zero detectors have reached unprecedented sensitivity in the hunt for light dark matter. A ...

Science in shock: study finds evidence of dark matter

Dark matter is one of the great enigmas of the universe and, in efforts to determine its existence and nature, a new study ...

Is this actually the first image of dark matter?

What we see in our universe only accounts for roughly five per cent of what’s out there. The remaining 95 per cent is invisible. But now, a researcher at the University of Tokyo says he's seen at ...