Dark Matter
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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.

A long-lost type of dark matter may resolve the biggest disagreement in physics
By Rafi Letzter published
Right now, key measurements of the universe's expansion are contradicting each other. A lost form of dark matter could help them agree.

Hunting for dark matter — inside the Earth
By Paul Sutter published
The answer to the dark-matter mystery may be under our feet.

Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
By Rafi Letzter published
A new theory suggests that dark matter might not be made of undiscovered, never-before-seen particles. Instead, researchers write, it might be made from a type of "hexaquark" detected in 2014.

Self-destructing dark matter may be flooding the sky with gamma-rays, study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
There's a faint gamma-ray background in the universe, and scientists now think it could be caused by dark matter.

It's Official: Vera Rubin Observatory Named to Honor Dark Matter Scientist
By Meghan Bartels published
A U.S. facility — designed in part to solve the mysteries of dark matter — now officially carries the name of the scientist who concluded that the elusive substance must exist.

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.
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