Dark matter appears to hold galaxies together, yet it has never shown itself directly. A new theory suggests the missing ...

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive ...

Two major mysteries in science, the nature of dark matter and the possible existence of higher dimensions, could be linked, ...

The mysterious substance that binds galaxies together could naturally be "in tune" with a hidden fifth dimension, according ...

Deep in the heart of our galaxy, there is a faint but powerful glow that has puzzled scientists for more than a decade. Detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, this glow is made of ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its existence. Using a network-like model of particle connections, they argue that ...

Now is a surreal time to be a dark matter researcher. Even as research funding is being cut by governments around the world, dark matter remains one of the biggest and most exciting open problems in ...

A puzzling ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the destruction of nuggets of dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up around a quarter of the matter and energy in the ...

Scientists are shining a brighter light on dark matter thanks to a new high-resolution map, unveiling the invisible material that shapes everything we see. Using James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) ...

Dark matter is some kind of substance that has gravity—it holds galaxies together—yet cannot be directly seen with any instrument yet created. We know it’s out there because of the effects it has on ...