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Already-weird galaxy found to have oddly little dark matter
Astronomers may not know what dark matter is, but they do know that galaxies are supposed to contain a lot of the shadowy, invisible substance.
Dark matter map reveals new filaments connecting galaxies
A new map of the local universe created with machine learning reveals filaments of dark matter connecting galaxies.
Astronomers chart invisible ocean of dark matter swirling outside the Milky Way
Astronomers are hoping to use the wake of stars to test the existing theories of dark matter.
One of Earth's nearest stars may be a dark matter factory
A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties.
Dark matter 'annihilation' may be causing the Milky Way's center to glow
A new study suggests that annihilating dark matter particles may explain the Milky Way center's mysterious glow.
A 'lump' of dark matter may be ripping apart Taurus' face
The Hyades — the closest star cluster to our sun — is being stretched by an invisible 'lump,' researchers say.
Scientists narrow down the 'weight' of dark matter trillions of trillions of times
Scientists are finally figuring out how much dark matter — the almost imperceptible material said to tug on everything, yet emit no light — really weighs.
Mysterious 'kick' just after the Big Bang may have created dark matter
A mysterious "kick" in the early universe may have produced more matter than antimatter. And that imbalance may have also led to the creation of dark matter, researchers now say.
