Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in ...

We have discovered legions of strange particles that seem to only have a ghostly existence inside materials. Even so, they ...

Some faint stars may not burn with fusion but with dark matter itself. These "dark dwarfs" could be the long-awaited clue to ...

Among the most well-known dark matter candidates are the Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs)—very massive particles that interact very weakly with ordinary matter: they pass through ...

University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.

The KATRIN experiment (short for Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment) is no ordinary setup. It uses a highly radioactive gas called tritium, which undergoes beta decay, spitting out an electron and ...