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'Excess' Gamma-Rays Likely Not Sign of Dark Matter After All
By Mike Wall published
A mysterious abundance of high-energy light near the Milky Way's core likely isn't a sign of elusive dark matter after all, a new study suggests.

Captured: First 'Image' of the Dark Matter That Holds Universe Together
By Nancy Atkinson published
Researchers have produced what they say is the first composite image of a dark matter filament that connects galaxies across the cosmos.

Universe May Have Lost 'Unstable' Dark Matter
By Jesse Emspak published
How much dark matter has gone missing since the Big Bang? New research suggests anywhere from 2 to 5 percent.

Dark Matter Just Got Murkier
By Don Lincoln published
Opinion A non-discovery is causing physicists to rethink how they think about dark matter, the mysterious "stuff" that pervades the universe.

Dark Matter May Be Made Up of Superheavy Particles
By Charles Q. Choi published
Dark matter could be made of particles that each weigh almost as much as a human cell and are nearly dense enough to become miniature black holes, new research suggests.

Dark Matter 'Hairs' May Surround Earth
By Mike Wall published
Computer simulations suggest that filaments of invisible dark matter form long "hairs" when they go through planets such as Earth.
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