Revealed for the first time: map sheds light on dark matter that binds the universe together
Dark matter’s mysteries are being steadily unravelled by new studies of remote galaxies.
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From black holes to dark matter, an astrophysicist explains
Katherine Mack, astrophysicist at the University of Melbourne, answered questions posed by the public on Reddit. The Conversation has curated the highlights. Dark Matter How do you explain dark matter…
Why do astronomers believe in dark matter?
Why do astronomers believe there’s dark matter when it cannot be directly detected? Let’s look at the evidence, and see what dark matter’s presence means for our universe.
We need to consider alternatives to dark matter that better explain cosmological observations
Cosmology does not need dark matter or dark energy in an expanding universe that allows the constants of nature to evolve, and light loses energy as it travels vast distances.
We don’t know if dark matter exists. So why do astronomers keep looking?
A comparison of star-forming galaxies suggests, surprisingly, that dark matter and visible matter do interact – taking us closer to understanding what keeps the galaxies together.
What a new map of the universe tells us about dark matter
We still can’t see the dark matter thought to make up about a quarter of the universe, but at least now we have a map of its structure.
Shedding new light on the search for the ‘invisible’ dark matter
Scientists know so much about dark matter apart from what it is exactly. But are they getting any closer?
This Australian experiment is on the hunt for an elusive particle that could help unlock the mystery of dark matter
Regular matter makes up just one-sixth of all the matter in the universe. What would it mean to finally understand what makes up the rest?
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
Some unique ‘stars’ might be fueled by dark matter annihilation.
Digging for cosmic gold: the hunt for dark matter at the bottom of a gold mine
A new highly sensitive detector is being built one kilometre underground in a gold mine to detect the elusive dark matter.
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