UCLA Physicists Use Cold Atoms to Probe Dark Energy
A team of physicists reproduced the low-density conditions of space to precisely measure dark energy, helping to reveal how strongly dark energy interacts with normal…
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Dark Energy Survey Finds New Dwarf Galaxy Candidates
The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 17 dwarf galaxy candidates in the past six months, leaving scientists to believe that there could be many more…
Dark Energy Survey Reveals Detailed Guide to Spotting Dark Matter
Scientists have created the largest single high definition map of dark matter, helping researchers understand the role that dark matter plays in galaxy formation. Scientists…
New Findings Will Help Light the Way to Understanding Dark Energy
Astronomers used data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer to analyze several sites where dead stars once exploded, revealing that the Type Ia supernovae affiliated with…
Study Reveals Indications That Dark Matter is Being Erased by Dark Energy
Newly published research reveals that dark matter is being swallowed up by dark energy, offering novel insight into the nature of dark matter and dark…
Dark Energy Survey Reveals a Rare Superluminous Supernova
The Dark Energy Survey has revealed a rare, ‘superluminous’ supernova that erupted in a galaxy 7.8 billion light years away. The first images taken by…
Fermi Data Reveal New Clues to Dark Matter
New maps from the Fermi-LAT Collaboration show that the galactic center produces more high-energy gamma rays than can be explained by known sources, suggesting that…
New Research Suggests Dark Energy Hides Behind Phantom Fields
New theoretical research suggests that quintessence and phantom fields, two of the many theories that try to explain the nature of dark energy, are only…
Galaxy X-Rays Could Emanate From Dark Matter Particles
Two new studies report that x-rays emanating from the hearts of nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters could be signs of particles of dark matter decaying…
Research Sheds New Light on Dark Energy
Dartmouth researchers shed new light on dark energy and eliminate the possibility that our planet, solar system and galaxy are at the center of the…
The Dark Energy Survey Officially Begins
After 10 years of planning, building and testing, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has officially begun. Tonight, as the sun sinks below the horizon, the…
Physicists Propose Higgs Boson ‘Portal’ to Help Explain Dark Energy
A newly published study explores how the recently discovered Higgs boson may provide a possible “portal” to physics that will help explain some of the…
Researchers Use New CMB Data to Analyze the First Hundred Thousand Years of Our Universe
Using cosmic microwave background radiation data from Planck and WMAP9, researchers look back through time at the first 100 years to 300,000 years after the…
Module for ESA’s Euclid ‘Dark Universe’ Mission in Development
Astrium has begun development on a fully integrated payload module for ESA’s Euclid ‘Dark Universe’ Mission. The module will incorporate a 1.2 m-diameter telescope feeding…
JPL Selected to Lead U.S. Science Team for Euclid Mission
JPL has been selected by the European Space Agency to lead the U.S. science team for the Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to probe…
Quantum Gas Temperature Goes Below Absolute Zero
Physicists have been able to create an atomic gas that can attain a temperature below absolute zero, -273.15˚C. They were able to create this gas…
Scientists Use Quasars To Probe Dark Energy & Measure Its Role in the Evolution of the Universe
An international team of scientists is measuring the role of dark energy in the evolution of the universe by using a new mapping technique that…
Twin US Spy Telescopes Could Further American Astronomy
In the cavernous area of Building 1230, located at the ITT Exelis facility in Rochester, New York, there are two 2.4-meter telescopes, each as big…
