‘Dark stars’: dark matter may form exploding stars – and observing the damage could help reveal what it’s made of

We may be able to find traces of dark matter star explosions.

Andreea Font, Reader in Theoretical Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
March 21, 2024 • ~7 min

How a balloon-borne experiment can do the job of the Hubble space telescope

Giant helium balloons are a cheap, more environmentally friendly alternative to rocket launches – and you get the satellite back.

Fionagh Thomson, Senior Research Fellow in Disruptive Technologies, Space/Environmental Ethics, Visual ethnographer, Durham University • conversation
March 20, 2024 • ~9 min

Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge

The findings suggest our galaxy’s core may contain less dark matter than previously estimated.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 26, 2024 • ~8 min

Dark energy is one of the biggest puzzles in science and we're now a step closer to understanding it

The nature of dark energy remains one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology.

Robert Nichol, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Surrey • conversation
Jan. 8, 2024 • ~6 min

How we're building the world's biggest optical telescope to crack some of the greatest puzzles in science

From improving our understanding of dark matter to revealing the location of Earth 2.0, the Extremely Large Telescope promises answers to some of the biggest scientific questions of our time.

Derryck Telford Reid, Professor of Physics, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Nov. 8, 2023 • ~6 min

James Webb Space Telescope snaps pic of weird galaxies

Researchers have used a "gravitational lens" to reveal distant galaxies. The snapshot could help astronomers better understand dark matter.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~8 min

Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter

To detect dark matter, you need to build an ultra-sensitive detector and put it somewhere ultra-quiet. For one physics collaboration, that place is almost a mile under Lead, S.D.

Hugh Lippincott, Associate Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~7 min

Mission to map the dark Universe sets off on space journey

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter shaped the evolution of the Universe soared into space today from Cape Canaveral.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 1, 2023 • ~3 min

Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity

The Euclid mission is preparing to launch on July 1.

Tessa Baker, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Reader in Cosmology, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
June 27, 2023 • ~8 min

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

A spacecraft set to launch this year will throw a spotlight on the mysterious ‘dark side’ of the universe.

Robert Nichol, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of Surrey • conversation
May 5, 2023 • ~7 min

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