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dark matter

spiral galaxy

Space

Dark matter is slowing down the slab of stars at our galaxy’s centre

At the centre of the Milky Way is an enormous bar of stars from which the spiral arms of the galaxy emanate, and its slowing rotation may help us understand dark matter

News

Merging galaxies throw shade on alternative dark matter theory

Physics

Merging galaxies throw shade on alternative dark matter theory

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Galaxy

Physics

Thrilling hints of elusive dark matter particles are starting to fade

News

Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

Physics

Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

News

Dan Hooper

Video

Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

Video

The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

Space

The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

News

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

Space

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

Comment

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

News

Why dark matter should be called something else

Space

Why dark matter should be called something else

Comment

telescope

Space

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

A new survey suggests dark matter is more evenly spread through space than we had thought, which might mean we don’t fully understand how gravity works on large scales

News

Last Word

This week's new questions

Regulars

Space

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

Features

Last Word

This week’s new questions

Regulars

Video

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

Video

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