The nature of dark matter is one of the leading mysteries in modern astronomy. In fact, the name "dark matter" is essentially a placeholder for something astronomers know is there but can't yet ...

One of the great mysteries of modern science is dark matter. We know dark matter exists thanks to its effects on other objects in the cosmos, but we have never been able to directly see it. And it s ...

The LZ's central detector in a surface lab clean room before delivery and installation underground. Located deep underground, the LZ (Lux-Zeplin) detector takes elaborate precautions to screen out ...

Professor Chamkaur Ghag is driving efforts to detect weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), the prime candidates for ...

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its ...

Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s out there, ...

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are fascinating states of matter that emerge when atoms or molecules are cooled to extremely ...

Scientists have just slashed the potential hiding spaces for dark matter particles. The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has searched for and ruled out the existence of dark matter particles with a wide ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the theory that dark matter could be the source.

Everything we see around us, from the ground beneath our feet to the most remote galaxies, is made of matter. For scientists, that has long posed a problem: According to physicists’ best current ...

In this new Apple TV+ techno-thriller, a portal to parallel realities allows people to visit new worlds and revisit their own past decisions. By Chris Vognar In the new series “Dark Matter,” a physics ...