Tag: Dark Matter
Dark matter linked to the slowing spin of Milky Way’s galactic bar
The spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar has slowed by about a quarter since its formation, a new study has found.
Despite astrophysicists having...
New data on speed in which Universe is expanding
Determining how rapidly the Universe is expanding is key to our cosmic fate, however, the current data is conflicting with previous estimates.
The mysterious origins of solar-mass black holes
Scientists led by the KIPMU have established the origins of solar-mass black holes and their connection to dark matter.
Astrophysicists use stellar kinematics to investigate dark matter distribution
A team of researchers have investigated the strength of dark matter scattered across the smallest galaxies in the Universe using stellar kinematics.
New theory suggests the existence of a fifth dimension could explain dark matter
Theoretical physicists speculate that the existence of a fifth dimension could solve many open questions in physics.
Scientists suggest newly detected X-ray emissions from neutron stars could be evidence of axions
As published in Physical Review Letters, evidence of long-sought hypothetical particles, known as axions, could be found in X-ray emissions.
Astrophysicists mitigate gravitational lensing using self-calibration methods
Scientists from the University of Texas at Dallas, USA, have demonstrated the first use of self-calibration to remove contamination from gravitational lensing signals, paving...
Cosmologists successfully measure the amount of matter in the Universe
A team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), USA, has precisely measured the total amount of matter in the Universe.
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Early Universe cosmology: theoretical models and observational data
Mairi Sakellariadou, Professor of Theoretical Physics at King’s College London, discusses her research into early Universe cosmology.
Professor Mairi Sakellariadou’s research into theoretical physics and...
Mimicking antideuteron production in space at CERN
Caitlin Magee of Innovation News Network speaks to Luciano Musa, senior physicist at CERN, about his latest work mimicking antideuteron production.
Deuterium is one of...
Searching for mysterious dark matter particles and the mass of neutrinos
Solving the common puzzles of cosmology, dark matter particles, and the mass of neutrinos using sensitive experiments requires continuous technological progress and, in particular,...
Technology in relativistic heavy ion collider physics research
Professor John W Harris, from Yale University’s Wright Laboratory, outlines the development of accelerator technologies and the evolution in relativistic heavy ion collider physics...
New material can mix matter with light
A team of researchers at Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Hamburg, and Universidade Federaldo Ceará have developed a new material, demonstrating that they can mix...
Astrophysicists have created the largest 3D map of the Universe
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has published a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the Universe, revealing that six billion years...
CEA – dark matter and dark energy shape the Universe
Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille explains how the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will be able to address several of the most challenging questions of cosmology and...
CERN, LHCb, Syracuse University and the search for New Physics
Physicists from Syracuse University, working at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), discuss their involvement in the LHCb experiment and the search for evidence...
The connection between galaxy size and dark matter
Based on satellite galaxy simulations, scientist have made a stronger connection between the size of galaxies and the dark matter halos that surround them.
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Studying the origin of cosmic rays for a new view of the high-energy sky
The University of Maryland’s Department of Physics explores the high-energy universe with the HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory.
One of the great mysteries of the last...