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Thrilling hints of elusive dark matter particles are starting to fade

A detector in Italy has observed what seem to be hints of strange dark matter particles for more than 20 years – but a similar detector in Spain is throwing doubt on the results

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Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

Physics

Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

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Dan Hooper

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Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

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The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

Space

The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

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Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

Space

Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

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Dark matter in galaxy clusters is behaving oddly and we don't know why

Space

Dark matter in galaxy clusters is behaving oddly and we don't know why

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Why dark matter should be called something else

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Why dark matter should be called something else

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Space

Dark matter map hints at cracks in our understanding of the universe

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This week's new questions

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This week's new questions

Regulars

The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

Space

The detector with a billion sensors that may finally snare dark matter

Dark matter must exist, but has evaded all attempts to find it. Now comes our boldest plan yet – sensing its minuscule gravitational force as it brushes past us

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Last Word

This week’s new questions

Regulars

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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Physics

The antimatter factory about to solve the universe's greatest mystery

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Space

Figuring out what the Milky Way looks like is akin to a murder mystery

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