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Will Dark Matter Mess with These Ultraprecise Atomic Clocks?
By Charles Q. Choi published
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Physicists Keep Trying — and Failing — to Find Dark Matter in Dark Places
By Rafi Letzter published
A summertime sparkle seemed to hint that researchers had found dark matter, but it looks like those scientists were wrong.
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The 11 biggest unanswered questions about dark matter
By Adam Mann published
Physicists remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is and if it actually exists.
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Do Not Fear the Dark Matter Hurricane (The Dark Matter Hurricane Is Good)
By Rafi Letzter published
Scientists think there's a 'dark matter hurricane' coming, but it's definitely not going to kill you. It's actually kind of exciting.
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Scientists Pinpoint Where Dark Matter Is Hiding in the Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
A new map of dark matter all over the universe could reveal things scientists don't know about dark energy.
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Another Dark-Matter Search Fails — Shedding Light on the Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
Dark matter has, once again, failed to turn up where researchers hoped they might find it. Here's what that means.
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Remember That Dark-Matter-Free Galaxy? It May Have Dark Matter After All
By Rafi Letzter, Tia Ghose published
Remember That Dark-Matter-Free Galaxy? It May Have Dark Matter After All
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Dark Matter May Have an Electric Charge
By Marcus Woo published
The mysterious substance may not just interact with other matter through gravity.
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