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A Small Town Waits for a Dark Matter Gold Rush

Residents of a mining town waits for economic recovery while physicists under their feet wait for answers from the universe.

A Possible Crisis in the Cosmos Could Lead to a New Understanding of the Universe

Several unexplained measurements are threatening to upend scientists’ understanding of the universe’s origin and fate

JWST Might Have Spotted the First Dark Matter Stars

Stars fueled by the self-annihilation of dark matter might have been spotted for the first time by JWST

JWST’s Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Shed Light on Dark Matter

Bold new simulations suggest the James Webb Space Telescope might be able to distinguish between competing dark matter models by studying primordial dwarf galaxies

The Weirdest Particles in the Universe

Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics

Dark Matter Hunters Need Fresh Answers

The hunt for dark matter is in crisis, and it’s time for radical new ideas to explain our universe

Vera Rubin Lives On in Lives of the Women She Helped in Astronomy

The “mother of dark matter” was a force of nature—and a forceful advocate for other women who wanted to dedicate their career to the cosmos.

10 Years after the Higgs, Physicists Are Optimistic for More Discoveries

The Large Hadron Collider recently reopened after upgrades and is ready to explore new territory

Astronomers Might See Dark Matter by Staring into the Void

Vast reaches of mostly empty space could offer superior odds for detecting the invisible substance thought to make up more than 80 percent of the material in the universe

Cosmic Simulation Shows How Dark-Matter-Deficient Galaxies Confront Goliath and Survive

A research team finds seven tiny dwarf galaxies stripped of their dark matter that nonetheless persisted despite the theft.

Dark Matter May Be Missing from This Newfound Galaxy, Astronomers Say

A growing number of galaxies seem to be bereft of the mysterious substance, posing fresh challenges for some of cosmology’s most cherished theories

This Report Could Make or Break the Next 30 Years of U.S. Astronomy

A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin—and the stakes are sky high

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