Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is estimated to account for most of ...

Dark matter and its impact on cosmology have puzzled physicists for nearly a century. At Perimeter Institute, two researchers ...

In a groundbreaking move towards understanding one of the universe’s greatest mysteries, physicists are turning to time itself to uncover the elusive nature of dark matter. While the presence of dark ...

A tantalizing gamma-ray signal at the heart of the Milky Way has revived one of physics’ most audacious hopes: that ...

Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask a Spaceman" and "Space Radio," and author of "How to Die in Space." Sutter contributed this article to ...

You may not be a fan of dark matter, the hypothetical particle that makes up the bulk of the mass in the universe. And it's true that the dark matter hypothesis has its shortcomings — and, of course, ...

Rajendra Gupta receives unconditional research funding from Macronix Research Corporation. He is affiliated with the American Physical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, European Astronomical ...

Have you ever stood by the sea and been overwhelmed by its vastness, by how quickly it could roll in and swallow you? Evidence suggests that we are suspended in a cosmic sea of dark matter, a ...