Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

In a groundbreaking study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists from ETH Zurich, in collaboration with teams from ...

Because it doesn't interreact with light or electromagnetism, dark matter exists to us only through its influence on visible ...

Researchers have created digital copies of our galaxy, the Milky Way, to better understand one of the Universe's greatest mysteries: dark matter. These virtual twins are the result of the ...

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

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely ...

Despite decades of searching, scientists still haven’t found the elusive substance that holds galaxies together: dark matter.

Collaboration has obtained a high-precision cosmic-ray boron spectrum in the energy range of 10 GeV/n–8 TeV/n, and discovered ...

The invisible dark matter is one of the universe's biggest mysteries, and its existence is confirmed only by the ...

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

Another clue about the whereabouts of the missing matter in the Universe has just emerged from amid the largest local cosmic ...

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