A Dark Force is Quickly Killing Thousands of Galaxies
Thousands of galaxies are seeing their star stuff stripped away quick, fast and in a hurry. Astronomically speaking. Galaxies go from living ordinary lives to being stripped of its star-making…
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Dark Matter Blinks to Season 3 Renewal
I was late jumping on board the Raza. But man, I’m glad I did. After blitzing the first season of Dark Matter on Netflix and catching up on Season 2,…
How Do You Improve a Dark Matter Detector?
Background interference. It’s one of the biggest issues researchers believe is hurting their chances of detecting dark matter. This week, one team of researchers announced they have increased the sensitivity…
The Hunt for Dark Matter – Why Scientists Are Excited About a Nearby Dwarf Galaxy
What started as measuring the mass of a nearby dwarf galaxy, quickly shifted towards dark matter. Caltech’s Evan Kirby was taking a closer lo at Triangulum II, a small galaxy…
Dark Matter Clues Spotted Thanks To Two Giant Telescopes
Dark matter continues to elude scientists. We know it makes up most of the mass of the universe, but we can’t see it. Dark matter does not emit, reflect or…
This Dwarf Galaxy’s Gamma Rays Might Signal Dark Matter
Another day, another potential sign of the elusive dark matter. Scientists have spotted a new dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. And, it comes with a surprise. It los like…
How the Higgs Boson Could be the Answer to Finding Dark Matter
Christoffer Petersson, a researcher of theoretical particle physics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Universite Libre in Belgium, has proposed a new particle mo. The ‘Standard Mo’…
3 Facts About the Large Hadron Collider Before It Spins Back Up in March
2015 could be the biggest year yet for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Researchers are gearing up to turn on the world’s largest particle collider in March. It’s been about…
A Dark Matter Discovery? Researchers Spot Unusual X-Ray Signal From Two Areas
The hunt for elusive dark matter just got a bit interesting. Scientists from EPFL’s Laboratory of Particle Physics and Cosmology and Leiden University believe they spotted an unusual X-ray…
The Hunt for Dark Matter. How GPS Satellites Could Help
GPS isn’t just handy for finding a local Starbucks or hitting the trails. Two physicists believe the system might also be a tool for detecting and measuring dark matter. Dark…