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Does our universe have a mirror anti-universe — and could it reveal dark matter? Detectable dark matter might not be an oxymoron. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago
Watch as a million galaxies form in the first billion years of the cosmos Dramatic simulation shows light emerging at the beginning of the cosmos. By Phil Plait 1 month ago
How did supermassive black holes get so big so fast? To find out, scientists turn to the dark sector New idea posits supermassive black holes were born that way. By Phil Plait 2 months ago
If all galaxies have dark matter, why don't these two? Astronomers are following clues to find out. Their dark matter may have been stolen by bigger galaxies. By Phil Plait 2 months ago
The force of dark matter is with you — and something could measure it It’s not the dark side of the Force, just the invisible side. By Elizabeth Rayne 3 months ago
Does the Milky Way eat dark matter for dessert? Along with all the galaxies the Milky Way devours, it also swallows dark matter. By Elizabeth Rayne 4 months ago
Supervoid from the Big Bang finally comes out of the dark (energy) The Eridanus supervoid could reveal some really dark stuff...as in, dark energy. By Elizabeth Rayne 4 months ago
Non-baryonic mystery: Where is this galaxy's dark matter? A faint diffuse galaxy is missing its dark matter. By Phil Plait 4 months ago
Is dark matter made of black holes born at the dawn of time? Dark matter may be ancient black holes, according to new idea. By Phil Plait 4 months ago
So this is what really happens during the most epic galactic crashes What did merging galaxies go through through between the first and last phase? Now we know, and it's gnarly. By Elizabeth Rayne 5 months ago