Dark Matter
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![At first glance, the galaxy NGC1052-DF4 (center) appears to be intact. But faint stars leaving the galaxy – shown by the grey shading in this composite color image – reveals the galactic theft at play. NGC1035 is the large galaxy to its left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vm2D6jGPr4jRWtjbAfugFm-320-80.jpg)
Mystery of galaxy's missing dark matter solved. (And it involves a thief.)
By Michelle Starr published
A small, mysterious galaxy 44 million light-years away is finally yielding up its secrets.
![Cosmic bubbles may have created dark matter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8crX8xZjrvRxNsA2FE5733-320-80.jpg)
Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter, new theory suggests
By Tim Childers published
New theory suggests cosmic bubbles during the birth of our universe are responsible for creating dark matter.
![Artist's illustration of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Using data from TESS, scientists have discovered an "improbable" exoplanet that should've been engulfed by its star but wasn't.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z2ZJD9ZhcWpqX6b8RPQAu5-320-80.jpg)
Distant alien planets could be turned into dark matter detectors
By Paul Sutter published
A pair of astronomers is advocating a daring new research program: to turn our widening search for life beyond Earth into a hunt for dark matter.
![In one galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, the sun orbits the Milky Way.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qp6gDZ6tRJeXGugLiP2TKN-320-80.jpg)
Physicists search for imprints left by dark matter haloes as they swoosh through galactic gas
By Andreea Font published
The search for dark matter is at a crossroads. Now, physicists have a new way to tell what the invisible stuff is made of.
![The Dragonfly 44 galaxy looks like a smear across space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EA6bBZxx2GiLdEg95i2sy7-320-80.jpg)
Astronomers claimed galaxy was 98% dark matter. They were wrong.
By Rafi Letzter published
Back in 2016, researchers claimed Dragonfly 44 was a "failed" Milky Way — a galaxy with a huge dark matter mass but almost no stars. Now, on closer examination, that claim has fallen apart.
![Image of the Soul Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AWTV6YPvga97uMejCWZQyH-320-80.jpg)
What is dark matter?
By Adam Mann published
Basic facts about the unknown material called dark matter.
![Tracy Slatyer was searching for dark matter when she helped discover the Fermi bubbles, pictured here in an image combining visible light, X-rays and gamma rays.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JWypxKsCeG3yVkj2RsfJoX-320-80.jpg)
Dark matter hunter who found unexpected, giant 'Fermi bubbles' wins $100,000 physics prize
By Rafi Letzter published
Tracy Slatyer, known for hunting dark matter in our galaxy and discovering evidence of an ancient Milky Way explosion, has won a $100,000 prize funded by tech billionaires.
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