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19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
By Rafi Letzter published
Nineteen newly discovered dwarf galaxies seem to be missing their dark matter, and physicists aren't sure why.

Exotic 'Fuzzy' Dark Matter May Have Created Giant Filaments Across the Early Universe
By Adam Mann published
Simulations help distinguish a cosmos containing fuzzy dark matter from one without it.

'Dark Matter Bullets' Could Tear Through the Human Body, Wild New Study Suggests
By Mindy Weisberger published
A type of dark matter might be capable of causing gunshot-like wounds.

Is Dark Matter Fuzzy?
By Mara Johnson-Groh published
These particles would be much tinier than electrons.

Dark Matter Behaves Differently in Dying Galaxies
By Rafi Letzter published
Astronomers barely know anything about dark matter, but now they know this: It behaves differently in old, dying galaxies than in new, star-forming ones.

Scientists Find the 'Missing' Dark Matter from the Early Universe
By Mara Johnson-Groh published
Past studies suggested there was less dark matter earlier on in the universe’s history.

4 Dark Matter Searches to Watch in 2019
By Rafi Letzter published
As 2019 nears, physicists are hard at work on the next generation of dark matter detectors, and on parsing confusing data from detectors that already exist.

Will Dark Matter Mess with These Ultraprecise Atomic Clocks?
By Charles Q. Choi published
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