Articles tagged with Dark Matter
A study by RIT scientist Sukanya Chakrabarti found that the Antlia 2 dwarf galaxy's collision with the Milky Way produced the characteristic ripples in its outer disc. The discovery could help develop methods to hunt for dark galaxies and solve the long-standing puzzle of dark matter.
Researchers at UC Davis have found a new candidate for dark matter, a magnetic monopole particle that could interact with 'dark photons'. This new theory offers a potential way to detect dark matter particles streaming through the universe. However, the predicted phase shift is extremely small, making detection challenging.
A team of researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias solved the mystery of a galaxy without dark matter by reevaluating its distance. The galaxy was previously estimated to be 64 million light years away, but new measurements reveal it's actually around 42 million light years from Earth.
A team of researchers developed CosmoGAN, a deep learning network that generates high-fidelity convergence maps for weak gravitational lensing. The model achieves high statistical agreement with fully simulated maps, paving the way for building emulators out of deep neural networks.
Researchers have developed a new filter to better map the dark universe, cutting through galaxies' messy emissions to provide clearer windows into dark matter and dark energy. The new method uses shearing effects to reduce errors and provides more accurate measurements.
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute observe the longest, slowest process directly: radioactive decay of xenon-124. The XENON Collaboration's detector picked up signals from ultra-rare double-electron capture events, marking a significant advancement in knowledge about matter's fundamental characteristics.
A team of researchers has discovered a new property of supercooled water that can be triggered by subatomic particles like dark matter. They created a detector, called the "snowball chamber", which uses supercooled water to detect fundamental particles and potentially identify dark matter.
An international team of researchers used the Subaru telescope to detect primordial black holes using gravitational lensing effects. The study found that these black holes can contribute no more than 0.1% to all dark matter mass, ruling out their theory as a primary composition.
Researchers have constrained a theoretical model of dark matter particles using data from Earth-based radio telescopes. The study found that ultralight particles interact weakly with photons, making them hard to study, but also revealed a constraint on the available models describing dark matter composition.
Astronomers combined data from Hubble and Gaia to estimate Milky Way's mass, reducing uncertainty from decades of research. The galaxy is found to weigh approximately 1.5 trillion solar masses within a radius of 129,000 light-years.
Researchers investigate how photon mass could influence galaxy rotation curves, potentially explaining the enigmatic 'dark matter'. The study's findings suggest a possible solution to the long-standing rotation-curve problem.
A research team from the University of Kansas has earned a $900,000 grant to investigate dark matter and dark energy. The team plans to use supercolliders, neutrino detectors, and computer simulations to search for indications of these mysterious entities.
Researchers propose dark matter scatters with each other like billiard balls to spread out evenly in small galaxies. This idea could solve the puzzle of why dark matter doesn't clump together as expected in bigger systems.
Researchers suggest that dark matter consists of axions, pseudo-Goldstone bosons capable of interacting with photons. The discovery could help identify the particles comprising dark matter and shed light on the nature of this mysterious component.
Physicists have made a slight improvement to the ATLAS experiment's measurement, but results are nearly consistent with the standard model. Despite this, researchers remain hopeful that future data may reveal new physics or dark matter particles.
Researchers at COSINE-100 failed to confirm the existence of dark matter using sodium iodide crystals, unlike previous DAMA/LIBRA experiment. The detection is considered crucial due to the similarity in experimental setup and material used.
Researchers detected just two galaxies near M94, with few stars each, contradicting predictions of galaxy formation models. The study suggests that Milky Way-like galaxies host a wider diversity of satellite populations than previously thought.
Scientists have discovered that dark matter can be heated up and pushed outwards due to star formation in galaxies. This phenomenon, known as 'dark matter heating', has been observed in 16 dwarf galaxies with varying star formation histories.
Astronomers have found a way to illuminate the elusive nature of dark matter by analyzing intracluster light from six massive galaxy clusters in the Frontier Fields program. The faint glow between galaxies in a cluster traces the path of dark matter, providing a more accurate understanding of its distribution.
Astronomers have developed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter using faint starlight in Hubble images. The technique accurately studies the distribution of dark matter and has been confirmed in galaxy clusters. Future studies will survey more clusters and analyze additional data with the James Webb Space Telescope.
The COSINE-100 experiment has released its first results, confirming the absence of a dark matter signal in the data. The study challenges the DAMA claim as a WIMP signal, significantly challenging the traditional Standard Halo Model for dark matter.
The COSINE-100 experiment has reported no excess of signal in its data, putting DAMA's annual modulation signal at odds with other experiments. The researchers will need several years of data to fully confirm or refute the claim.
Researchers from Lund University have developed a more effective technique to search for dark matter in the universe. By analyzing larger amounts of data generated at CERN, they hope to find signs of new particles that could connect visible and dark matter.
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will enable astrophysicists to study gravitational waves emitted by black holes, which could unveil secrets about dark matter. Simulations suggest a connection between black hole merger rates and dark matter properties.
Researchers developed a mathematical model describing motion of dark matter particles inside the smallest galaxy halos. They observed that over time, dark matter may form spherical droplets of quantum condensate. The study found that Bose-Einstein condensate can form in the centres of small halos, and it may produce Fast Radio Bursts.
Researchers from UC Berkeley used statistical analysis of 740 supernovas to conclude that primordial black holes can make up no more than 40% of the universe's dark matter. This finding suggests that heavy black holes or MACHOs do not exist as a type of dark matter.
The study uses tiny gravitational distortions to measure the lumpiness of dark matter in the universe. The researchers find that the new observations are consistent with the simplest model for dark energy, but more data are needed to confirm the results.
A recent study found that there is a correlation between invisible dark matter particles and melanoma, with 1-10% of diagnoses showing a short periodicity coinciding with the orbital period of Mercury. The research proposes that streaming invisible dark matter may be interacting with the human body.
Scientists are using large-scale computer simulations and statistical methods to better understand dark matter and dark energy. These mysterious components make up approximately 96% of the universe, influencing its expansion and structure. The research aims to provide insights into over 14 billion years of cosmic history.
The Planck mission's final data supports the standard cosmological model with exceptional accuracy, providing a wealth of information about the Universe's content and rate of expansion. However, some limitations and anomalies remain, particularly regarding the Universe's expansion rate.
A team of scientists, including a UC Riverside physicist, has imposed conditions on how dark matter interacts with ordinary matter. The study sets constraints that can aid in detecting the elusive dark matter particle and better understand its fundamental properties.
Researchers use computer simulations to test dark matter's presence in satellite galaxies, finding a relationship that could clarify its existence. The study uses radial acceleration relation data from the Gaia spacecraft to make predictions about the behavior of dwarf galaxies.
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the most distant star ever observed, Icarus, located 9 billion lightyears away. The star's brightness was amplified by gravitational lensing, allowing its detection.
A new model proposes that dark inflation drove the early universe's expansion and predicts the detectability of primordial gravitational waves. The model provides a precise chronology of events during the first moments after the Big Bang.
Astronomers have observed a gargantuan cosmic collision of 14 young galaxies, poised to merge and form a colossal galaxy cluster. This protocluster is located 12.4 billion light-years away, offering an unprecedented opportunity to study the early stages of cluster formation.
Scientists warn that human brains may be overlooking signs of extraterrestrial life due to cognitive biases. Researchers conducted an experiment where participants failed to detect artificial structures in images, mirroring the famous gorilla suit test.
Scientists decoded faint distortions in the universe's earliest light to reveal huge tubelike structures known as filaments, serving as superhighways for delivering matter to dense hubs. The study provides new insights into the formation and evolution of the cosmic web, including dark matter.
Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed a new method to measure dark matter at the centre of tiny galaxies. The study used dense star clusters orbiting close to the centre of dwarf galaxies to calculate the inner dark matter density, finding less dark matter in some cases than predicted by models.
New observations suggest dark matter may only interact through gravity, contradicting previous findings. Researchers used the Atacama Large Millimetre Array to study a galaxy cluster and found no separation between dark matter and its surrounding galaxy.
Researchers have discovered the farthest individual star ever seen, Icarus, 9 billion light years away, by magnifying its brightness with the gravity of a larger object. This breakthrough study uses gravitational lensing to exclude the possibility that dark matter is made up mostly of large black holes.
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a blue supergiant star called Icarus, which is the farthest individual star observed. The team used gravitational lensing to magnify the star's light, revealing its true nature and providing insights into dark matter theory.
Researchers found a galaxy with almost no dark matter, challenging the long-held idea that galaxies start with dark matter halos. The team discovered 10 globular clusters in NGC1052-DF2, which could account for all the mass in the galaxy.
Researchers using Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a galaxy with minimal to no dark matter, contradicting long-held assumptions about its presence in galaxies. The ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2 contains at least 400 times less dark matter than predicted for a galaxy of its mass.
Researchers have discovered a galaxy that is almost completely devoid of dark matter, forcing them to rethink the formation of galaxies. The team found that the stars in NGC1052-DF2 can account for all its mass, leaving little room for dark matter.
Scientists have found a unique galaxy that contains almost no dark matter, a finding that challenges the standard ideas of how galaxies work. The galaxy, called NGC1052-DF2, has a mass similar to that of the Milky Way but only a fraction of the expected dark matter.
Researchers discovered a unique galaxy, NGC 1052-DF2, lacking most of its dark matter. The galaxy is as large as the Milky Way but contains only 1/200th the number of stars, leading to its classification as an ultra-diffuse galaxy.
Researchers propose a new particle detector design using doped gallium arsenide crystals that can scan for dark matter signals at lower energies. The technology has the potential to detect particles in the mass range measured in millions of electron volts, expanding the search for dark matter.
Astronomers have discovered a new material that could directly detect dark matter particles, expanding the search scope to unexplored mass ranges. The material detects electrons recoiling from collisions with dark matter particles and operates near absolute zero.
Researchers at University of Houston are working with DarkSide program to detect dark matter using weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) and liquid argon technology. The team has improved the sensitivity of their detector, DarkSide-50, by switching to low-radioactivity liquid argon.
A team of researchers has created a comprehensive dark matter map, indicating inconsistent halos with the standard cosmological model. The findings could hold new clues to understanding the accelerating expansion of the Universe.
Researchers at Arizona State University and Tel Aviv University have discovered dark matter using radio wave signals from the early universe. The detection provides direct proof that dark matter exists and is composed of low-mass particles.
Physicist Andrea Pocar and his team at UMass Amherst designed a key part of the DarkSide-50 detector, achieving high sensitivity in detecting WIMPs. The detector's double-phase argon technique shows promise in searching for low-mass WIMPs.
A new analysis of ultracold neutron measurements imposes strict constraints on the interactions of axions with nucleons and gluons. Researchers discovered frequency changes in neutrons that could be indicative of an 'axion wind', suggesting a specific direction of movement for these hypothetical particles.
Several Berkeley Lab scientists will present talks on various topics, including sequence-based approaches to plant microbiomes, new ways to search for dark matter, and developments in advanced bioenergy. The presentations aim to advance our understanding of quantum materials and their potential applications, as well as the scientific p...
A team of astronomers from the University of Basel has found that satellite galaxies around Centaurus A co-rotate within disc-shaped planes, a phenomenon that challenges the standard model of cosmology. This discovery suggests that these systems are not isolated cases but part of a widespread pattern.
An international team of astrophysicists has provided the first clue to the speed of dark matter, finding that it matches the movement of the least heavy metal-rich stars. This breakthrough could help shed light on why direct detection experiments have failed to detect dark matter particles.
The largest X-ray galaxy cluster ever discovered contains the mass of three million billion suns and is composed of two colliding clusters, with most mass hidden in dark matter. Hubble's observations also show that the hot gas is being torn from the dark matter during the collision.
The GAMBIT Collaboration has developed software tools to analyze data from various experiments and compare them with predictions of new theories. This comprehensive analysis narrows the search areas for 'new physics' and eliminates models whose predictions have not been confirmed.
Observations of two massive galaxies using ALMA radio telescope reveal they formed 780 million years after the Big Bang, challenging previous understanding. The discovery provides new insights into galaxy formation and dark matter's role in assembling large structures.
Researchers have discovered two colossal galaxies from the early universe, each containing around 273 billion suns' worth of gas and dust. The combined mass of these galaxies is nearly as large as physically possible at that time, suggesting a vast amount of dark matter surrounding them.