41-Million-Pixel Vertex Locator May Unlock Some of the Most Enduring Mysteries of the Universe
The device hopes to answer the ultimate existential questions. The final piece of an all-new detector has completed the first leg of its journey toward…
Dark Matter
Probing the Nature of Dark Matter Using Gravitational Waves
One of the biggest puzzles in modern cosmology is the existence of dark matter, which constitutes most of the matter in the universe. Recent research…
Quantum Future: Developing the Next Generation of Quantum Algorithms and Materials
Simulating a Quantum Future Quantum computers are anticipated to revolutionize the way researchers address complex computing problems. These computers are being developed to address major…
Strange Galactic Signal Coming From the Center of the Galaxy Has Potential New Explanation
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the center of the galaxy, which…
An Experiment That Could Confirm the Fifth State of Matter in the Universe – And Change Physics As We Know It
New Experiment Could Confirm the Fifth Element An experiment that could confirm the fifth state of matter in the universe — and change physics as…
Nearly Pure Argon Left Undisturbed Since Earth’s Formation May Soon Whisper Secrets About Universe’s Dark Matter
University of Houston Researchers to Create Facility for Mining Exceptionally Pure Argon from Colorado Site A deposit of virtually pure argon that has been left…
Large Hadron Collider Restarts After 3 Years of Upgrades: Particle Collisions at World-Record Energy Levels
Beams of protons are again circulating around the collider’s 27-kilometer ring, marking the end of a multiple-year hiatus for upgrade work. In 2022, CERN is…
Dark Matter and the Formation of Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe
There are a lot of amazing things in our Universe and a black hole is one of the most unknown. We don’t know for certain…
Refocusing Dark Matter Search: New Supercomputer Simulations Refine Axion Mass
Using adaptive mesh refinement, supercomputer simulation narrows axion mass range. Physicists searching — unsuccessfully — for today’s most favored candidate for dark matter, the axion,…
Axion Dark Matter: A Solution to a Great Physics Mystery?
Scientists from Durham University and Kings College London have presented a theoretical review in a new study strongly supporting the search for axion dark matter….
Ancient Dwarf Galaxy Shredded in a Collision With the Milky Way May Help in Search for Dark Matter
Ancient dwarf galaxy reconstructed with [email protected] volunteer computer. Astrophysicists for the first time have calculated the original mass and size of a dwarf galaxy that…
Ultraprecise Atomic Clock Poised for New Physics Discoveries – Loses Just One Second Every 300 Billion Years
University of Wisconsin–Madison physicists have made one of the highest performance atomic clocks ever. Their instrument, known as an optical lattice atomic clock, can…
“Lucky Find” by Astrophysicists Explains How Galaxies Can Exist Without Dark Matter
In simulations, collisions cause smaller star groupings to lose material. In a new Nature Astronomy study, an international team led by astrophysicists from the University…
Gravitational Wave Scientists Join the Epic Search for Dark Matter
The technologies behind one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the century – the detection of gravitational waves – are now being used in the…
NASA Proposes a Way That Dark Matter’s Influence Could Be Directly Observed
How Dark Matter Could Be Measured in the Solar System Pictures of the Milky Way show billions of stars arranged in a spiral pattern radiating…
Solving One of the Biggest Mysteries in the Universe: Gravitational Wave Scientists Set Their Sights on Dark Matter
Incredibly sensitive instruments used in landmark discoveries could help solve one of the biggest remaining mysteries in the Universe. The technology behind one of the…
GNOME Network: Worldwide Coordinated Search for Dark Matter
Sensor network GNOME publishes comprehensive data in Nature Physics for the first time — Nine stations in six countries involved. An international team of…
12 Stellar Streams Within Our Galactic Halo: The Milky Way’s Feeding Habits Shine a Light on Dark Matter
Astronomers are one step closer to revealing the properties of dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams…
