Recent research proposes a new form of dark matter that may actually be lighter in mass than other dark matter candidates.

"We are able to measure the local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements for the first time." ...

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"The findings from our new crystal structures give ... forces holding them together. So, dark matter could be the backbone undergirding the universe, which explains how galaxies form and evolve.

Dark matter, though invisible, weaves a vast cosmic web that binds galaxies together. For the first time, astronomers have ...

Gravitational lensing often evokes images of a cosmic funhouse mirror: duplicated galaxies, dramatic arcs and distorted shapes. But the web-like, large-scale structure throughout the universe also ...

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Dark energy is the name astronomers have given to the unknown force that is driving our universe to expand faster and faster over time. But since its discovery in 1998, dark energy has eluded ...