‘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

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

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

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

Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe

Astronomers have found that mysterious dark energy may originate in black holes.

Dave Clements, Reader in Astrophysics, Imperial College London • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

Arrakhis: the tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of

By spotting and counting tiny galaxies, we can work out how much dark matter is hiding in the cosmos.

Andreea Font, Reader in Theoretical Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~7 min

Dark matter: our review suggests it's time to ditch it in favour of a new theory of gravity

Recent results cast doubt on dark matter.

Indranil Banik, Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Astrophysics, University of St Andrews • conversation
July 7, 2022 • ~8 min

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