Dark Matter

Turning Invisible Dark Matter Into Visible Light

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Galaxy cluster, left, with ring of dark matter visible, right. Credit: NASA, ESA, M. J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University) ...

Insights From JWST’s Discovery of an Einstein-Ringed Galaxy

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

JWST discovered the ancient galaxy JWST-ER1g, featuring a unique Einstein ring that aids in studying the galaxy’s high dark matter density and ...

How BREAD Is Redefining Dark Matter Searches

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The BREAD experiment enhances dark matter research by employing a broadband, space-efficient design, paving the way for future scientific breakthroughs. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

Exploding “Dark Stars” – Unveiling the Explosive Secrets of Dark Matter

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Dark matter influences cosmic behavior through gravitational interactions, leading to phenomena like “dark stars,” which may explode similarly to supernovae. The exploration ...

The universe is twice as old as anyone thought, study suggests

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The universe might be twice as old as we thought. (Getty Images) The universe might be almost twice as old as we ...

James Webb Space Telescope Has Discovered an Enormous Remnant of the Early Universe That Astronomers Say Shouldn’t Exist

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has helped reveal an 11-billion-year-old discovery more massive than the Milky Way, which astronomers say should not ...

Milky Way’s Slower Outer Stars Suggest Dark Matter Overestimated

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

 New research by MIT reveals that stars at the edge of the Milky Way move slower than anticipated, implying the galaxy’s core ...

Dark Matter’s Key to a Cosmic Puzzle

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Researchers at SISSA propose that dark matter mini-halos in the universe could reveal the existence of primordial magnetic fields, offering new insights ...

The Big Bang never happened – so what did?

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Introduction by Asia Times Science Editor Jonathan Tennenbaum In September Eric Lerner created a sensation with his Asia Times article, “Saying goodbye to ...