Of all the sciences, physics is unique in that it can come to a broad consensus with math alone—very little tactile evidence required. Never has this been the case more than with dark matter. Though ...

First and perhaps most perplexingly, researchers remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is. Originally, some scientists ...

85% of the mass of our universe is made up of dark matter. 85% of the mass of our universe is made up of dark matter--a type of matter that we cannot see or detect, but without it, galaxies would not ...

Smooth filaments stretching for many light-years, seen by the powerful space telescope, could indicate what the right "recipe" is for dark matter.

While dark matter interacts with ordinary matter through gravity, it does not seem to interact at all with the electromagnetic spectrum, including visible light. So dark matter doesn't absorb, reflect ...

About 30 years ago an "ideas guy" and a team builder joined forces to search for the invisible bulk of existence. Over a decade ago, dark-matter experts Daniel Akerib and Thomas Shutt joined the ...

A new computational breakthrough is giving scientists a clearer view into how dark matter structures evolve. Dark matter has ...

What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

Fusion power has long been sold as the technology that could light our cities with the same process that powers the stars.

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Our common understanding of the universe tells us that ...

Though Halloween will undoubtedly take the spotlight today, there's another spooky event worth celebrating. Thursday (Oct. 31) marks this year's Dark Matter Day as well, a time during which scientists ...