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

How is matter different from mass? These and other questions about the deepest levels of physics, answered inside.

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

Dark matter remains one of science's deepest mysteries. It makes up about 25% of our universe, yet scientists only observe ...

Facts of the Matter Hawaii News Facts of the Matter: Finding the smallest particles requires massive energy load. By Richard Brill, Special to the Star-Advertiser. Sept. 2, 2022 ...

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

Chemistry is the study of matter. Matter is made up of extremely tiny particles called atoms and molecules. Atoms and molecules make up the three common states of matter on Earth—solids, liquids, and ...

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.

Fresh, direct evidence for tiny drops of quark-gluon plasma Particles of light emitted from collisions of deuterons with gold ions provide direct evidence that energetic jets get 'stuck' — a key ...

You might think space is empty. But in the mysterious world of physics, things aren’t always as they seem. Empty space is anything but empty. In the strange world of quantum physics, the vacuum ...

The amount of matter in the universe is very small. The vast majority of Black Holes might simply have nothing to draw inward. If the Sun was a golf ball, the nearest star would be another golf ...