We know the Earth’s inner core is largely solid, which sets a ceiling on its temperature, and in turn, how much heat dark ...

Dark matter makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe. It neither emits nor absorbs light, making it invisible ...

The nature of dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in cosmology. Within the standard framework of ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the ...

For over a decade, astronomers have puzzled over a strange gamma-ray glow at the heart of our galaxy. Detected in 2008 by ...

For decades, astronomers have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the universe. However, a new study suggests they might not exist at all. Instead, what we perceive as dark ...

This liquid xenon core is surrounded by a much larger Outer Detector (OD) -- acrylic tanks filled with gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillator. LZ's sensitivity comes from the myriad ways the detector ...

Dark matter is a type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible to telescopes. Israeli scientists have outlined a groundbreaking method to study dark matter, ...

Florian Neukart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The hunt for dark matter, the invisible substance shaping 27% of the universe’s mass, has reached a decisive moment, according to a leading astroparticle physicist. Leading the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...