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1 week ago

What we've learned after 35 years of NASA's Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe since its launch in 1990.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86

Jeremiah Ostriker revolutionized our understanding of galaxies, demonstrating the dominance of dark matter over visible stars in cosmic evolution.
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fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Could this particle 'clean up' a cosmic mystery?

Dark matter, making up over a quarter of the universe, is a crucial but unseen component influencing celestial motion.
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fromBig Think
5 months ago

Ask Ethan: Why doesn't dark matter collapse due to gravity?

Dark matter constitutes 27% of the universe's mass but doesn't collapse like normal matter due to basic principles of gravitational interactions.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Unveiling Fundamental Physics: Muon Collider's Role in EWSB, DM & Naturalness | HackerNoon

The discovery of the Higgs completed the particle content of the Standard Model but has deepened the puzzles regarding the Higgs field's role, prompting a need for further measurements.
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fromBig Think
3 weeks ago

Starts With a Bang podcast #119 - The CMB

The cosmic microwave background is the strongest evidence supporting the Big Bang theory and encodes extensive information about the early Universe.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Dark Matter establishes integration with UCDP

The new UAD 3.6 format enters limited production for GSE-approved lenders on Sept. 8, 2025, and becomes mandatory for all UCDP appraisal submissions starting Nov. 2, 2026. Dark Matter is demonstrating its technological leadership and commitment to driving efficiency in the mortgage ecosystem.
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fromColossal
1 month ago
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See the First Images of Our Solar System Taken by the World's Biggest Digital Camera

fromKqed
1 month ago
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A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's new telescope promises to revolutionize our understanding of the universe and potentially discover a ninth planet in our solar system.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

World's largest digital camera created in the Bay Area installed in Chile: Here's a look

The LSST camera aims to transform our understanding of the universe by creating a detailed time-lapse record of the sky over a decade.
fromColossal
1 month ago
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See the First Images of Our Solar System Taken by the World's Biggest Digital Camera

fromKqed
1 month ago
Photography

A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

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fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

World's largest digital camera created in the Bay Area installed in Chile: Here's a look

The LSST camera aims to transform our understanding of the universe by creating a detailed time-lapse record of the sky over a decade.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

The axion may help clean up the messy business of dark matter

The search for axions remains crucial in the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, though no direct evidence for these particles has yet been found.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Dark Matter Droplets' Could Solve Multiple Cosmic Mysteries

Dark matter remains unproven yet its existence is supported by a plethora of astronomical observations, suggesting it's a crucial component of our universe's structure.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

World's largest camera shows galaxy in 3,200 megapixel glory

"Building the world's largest digital camera will allow scientists to explore the cosmos in new ways and at a scale that will enable discoveries that should fundamentally change our understanding of the universe," said Aaron Roodman, deputy director of the Rubin Construction.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Vera Rubin telescope is pointing the world's biggest camera at cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe by identifying more galaxies and asteroids than ever before.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Scientists find mysterious radio waves coming from beneath Antarctica

Unexplained radio signals detected under Antarctic ice hint at new particles or dark matter.
#galaxies
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

Most galaxies are small, low-mass, and dominated by dark matter, yet they are often difficult to detect.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

Most galaxies are small, low-mass, and dominated by dark matter, yet they are often difficult to detect.
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fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms

Dark matter dynamically interacts with galaxies, influencing their evolution and star formation.
Simulations reveal a distinct dark matter spiral structure that may be common across galaxies.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

Ask Ethan: What would the Universe be like without dark matter?

Dark matter is essential for understanding the structure and evolution of the universe on cosmic scales.
#neutrinos
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

The mystery of neutrino mass is now smaller than ever

Neutrinos are key to understanding cosmic mysteries and recent findings have tightly constrained the mass of electron neutrinos.
fromNature
7 months ago
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First sighting of 'neutrino fog' sparks excitement - but is it bad news for dark matter?

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fromBig Think
2 months ago

The mystery of neutrino mass is now smaller than ever

Neutrinos are key to understanding cosmic mysteries and recent findings have tightly constrained the mass of electron neutrinos.
fromNature
7 months ago
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First sighting of 'neutrino fog' sparks excitement - but is it bad news for dark matter?

fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Lisa Randall, the theoretical physicist nominated for a Nobel Prize who wrote an opera about the fifth dimension

Both Einstein and Randall were almost the same age when they developed their theories – 36 and 37, respectively.
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fromNature
2 months ago

Proton transport from the antimatter factory of CERN - Nature

Recent precision measurements on antiprotonic systems have advanced our understanding of fundamental symmetries in particle physics and tested the limits of the Standard Model.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

How JWST puts the squeeze on light dark matter, for free

Dark matter exists but remains undetectable, prompting researchers to explore specific candidate properties to identify its nature.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago

Could Einstein's Abandoned Theory of Teleparallelism Rescue Modern Cosmology?

Dark matter and energy's mysteries may be addressed by revisiting Einstein's teleparallel gravity theory instead of introducing new concepts.
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fromBig Think
5 months ago

Ask Ethan: Could there be dark matter aliens out there?

Normal matter comprises only 4.9% of the Universe, while dark energy and dark matter dominate its content.
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fromBig Think
9 months ago

10 thoughtful insights about the great cosmic unknowns

Modern science has explained vast aspects of the Universe, yet significant mysteries, including dark matter and fundamental constants, remain unresolved.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

A new collider can teach us about the origin of matter

Despite our advancements in cosmology and particle physics, significant mysteries, especially regarding matter-antimatter asymmetry and dark matter, remain unsolved.
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fromMail Online
3 months ago

Scientist says Big Bang theory is actually wrong

A new theory suggests the universe began through multiple rapid bursts of energy rather than a single Big Bang explosion.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

How JWST puts the squeeze on light dark matter, for free

Dark matter exists but remains undetectable, prompting researchers to explore specific candidate properties to identify its nature.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago

Could Einstein's Abandoned Theory of Teleparallelism Rescue Modern Cosmology?

Dark matter and energy's mysteries may be addressed by revisiting Einstein's teleparallel gravity theory instead of introducing new concepts.
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fromBig Think
5 months ago

Ask Ethan: Could there be dark matter aliens out there?

Normal matter comprises only 4.9% of the Universe, while dark energy and dark matter dominate its content.
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fromBig Think
9 months ago

10 thoughtful insights about the great cosmic unknowns

Modern science has explained vast aspects of the Universe, yet significant mysteries, including dark matter and fundamental constants, remain unresolved.
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fromFuturism
3 months ago

Scientists Intrigued by Huge Galactic "Bridge" of Dark Matter

The Perseus cluster may not be as stable as previously thought, indicating signs of a significant merger through new dark matter evidence.
fromHarvard Gazette
3 months ago

Hunting a basic building block of universe - Harvard Gazette

Axion quasiparticles are simulations of axion particles, which can be further used as a detector of actual particles. If a dark matter axion hits our material, it excites the quasiparticle, and, by detecting this reaction, we can confirm the presence of the dark matter axion.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

Giant, spinning galaxies go back a whopping 12 billion years

The Universe's growth is linked to massive overdense regions leading to large spiral galaxies.
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fromTNW | Deep-Tech
4 months ago

Euclid space telescope captures 'extremely rare' double gravitational lenses

Euclid's first data batch could transform our comprehension of dark matter and universe expansion.
26 million galaxies spotted, some 10.5 billion light years away, providing ancient cosmic insights.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Euclid releases first data on mission to map universe DW 03/19/2025

The Euclid telescope will map one-third of the sky, aiming to deepen our understanding of dark energy and dark matter.
#euclid-mission
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Scientists hail avalanche of discoveries' from Euclid space telescope

The Euclid mission has provided unprecedented insights into dark matter and dark energy through the first data release capturing 26 million galaxies.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Scientists hail avalanche of discoveries' from Euclid space telescope

The Euclid mission has provided unprecedented insights into dark matter and dark energy through the first data release capturing 26 million galaxies.
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fromBig Think
9 months ago

Euclid mission reveals "page 1" of our cosmic story

The ESA's Euclid mission provides unprecedented high-resolution sky maps crucial for studying dark energy and dark matter.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago

Contributors to Scientific American's April 2025 Issue

Photography captures fleeting moments, allowing stories to develop through subtraction and ambiguity.
Tristan Spinski's art focuses on overlooked natural elements, revealing deeper narratives within common sights.
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fromFuturism
4 months ago

Something Deeply Weird Is Happening at the Core of Our Galaxy

New research suggests that dark matter could be lighter than previously thought, potentially explaining phenomena in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone.
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fromFuturism
4 months ago

Something Deeply Weird Is Happening at the Core of Our Galaxy

New research suggests that dark matter could be lighter than previously thought, potentially explaining phenomena in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

It's human conceit to think we're alone': life must extend beyond earth, leading space scientist says

Life likely exists beyond Earth, as believing otherwise showcases human arrogance, according to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Appendices on Our Dark Matter Study | HackerNoon

Dark matter exploration encompasses various candidates, detection methods, and theoretical extensions such as ALP and U(1)X models.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Dark Matter Study: Examining Several Models of WIMP | HackerNoon

This thesis integrates Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) dark matter models, emphasizing their experimental constraints and exploring pseudo-scalar properties as mediators and candidates.
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fromBig Think
5 months ago

Ask Ethan: Could dark matter be "normal stuff" we can't see?

The Universe is made up of 5% normal matter and 95% dark matter and dark energy, which remain largely undetected.
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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Theoretical and Experimental Constraints: Discussing Different Constraints on the Model Parameters | HackerNoon

The study analyzes various dark matter models, focusing on the constraints of the U(1)X extension of the Standard Model.
#particle-physics
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The Phenomenology of Dark Matter Explained | HackerNoon

Dark matter relic abundance is evaluated using contributions from scalar and fermion components, highlighting constraints from various experiments.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Dark Matter Research: Everything That We Analyzed | HackerNoon

The study explores a minimal extension of the Standard Model to explain dark matter and neutrino oscillations using ALP-mediated right-handed neutrinos.
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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

What Are the Most Popular Methods of Dark Matter Detection? | HackerNoon

Direct detection of dark matter includes distinguishing elastic and inelastic scattering.
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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

An Outline of the Dark Matter Thesis | HackerNoon

WIMP models could explain dark matter by bypassing constraints and demonstrating observable signatures, focusing on relic density and direct detection challenges.
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fromBig Think
9 months ago

How has the James Webb Space Telescope changed cosmology?

The James Webb Space Telescope is revolutionizing our understanding of the Universe while also raising new questions about its fundamental mysteries.
fromNature
10 months ago

Black holes as big as atoms might be speeding through the Solar System

Recent simulations indicate that primordial black holes, which are significantly smaller than other black holes, are predicted to pass through the inner Solar System approximately every decade. This intriguing phenomenon presents a unique opportunity for scientists to observe these elusive cosmic entities, potentially leading to breakthroughs in our understanding of black hole formation and their impacts on our solar neighborhood.
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fromTime Out New York
10 months ago

This new immersive exhibit at Mercer Labs is literal nightmare fuel

Dark Matter is an immersive art exhibition exploring darkness and the human psyche, inspired by nightmares.
The exhibit uses advanced technology and various art forms to create a unique sensory experience.
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