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Dark stars could solve three major mysteries of the early universe

A new study led by Colgate Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Cosmin Ilie, working with Jillian Paulin '23 of…

4 days ago

New research challenges the cold dark matter assumption

Scientists from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Université Paris-Saclay are calling into question a long-standing idea about dark…

3 weeks ago

A new theory of gravity could explain cosmic acceleration without dark energy

Why the universe is expanding faster and faster remains one of the biggest open questions in physics. Current theories cannot…

3 weeks ago

Scientists find dark chocolate ingredient that slows aging

A natural chemical in dark chocolate may play a role in slowing certain signs of biological aging. Researchers at King's…

2 months ago

Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky noticed that many galaxies were moving far faster than their visible mass…

2 months ago

We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter

Mysterious radiation from the outer part of the Milky Way could be a sign of dark matterTriff/Shutterstock An unexplained glow…

2 months ago

Dark matter acts surprisingly normal in a new cosmic test

Does dark matter behave according to the same physical rules that apply to ordinary matter? This question remains one of…

3 months ago

A new equation may explain the Universe without dark matter

For many years, scientists have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the cosmos. But new…

3 months ago

New quantum network could finally reveal dark matter

Detecting dark matter, the invisible substance thought to keep galaxies intact, remains one of the most enduring mysteries in physics.…

3 months ago

The Universe’s first radio waves could reveal dark matter

For the first time, researchers at Tel Aviv University have predicted what might be discovered by detecting radio waves that…

3 months ago