The search for dark matter has been largely unsuccessful so far. But now, scientists think they know where to look for it.

An Antarctic experiment looking to detect dark matter in space led by University of Hawaii Manoa was launched on Dec. 15.

Australian researchers have played a central role in a landmark result from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment in South Dakota—the world's most sensitive dark matter detector. Today, scientists working on ...

What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

The General AntiParticle Spectrometer experiment is suspended from a football-field-sized balloon approximately 24 miles ...

The General AntiParticle Spectrometer experiment is suspended from a football-field-sized balloon about 24 miles above the ...

In addition, astrophysical observations had revealed that occasionally, white dwarfs would cool off way faster than expected.

Explore the elusive nature of dark matter, its indirect evidence, and the latest LUX-ZEPLIN detector advancements in the ...

A simple explanation of dark matter and antimatter, how they differ, how scientists study them, and why both are important to understanding the universe.

Do you know which are the most abundant particles in the universe? It is neutrinos — small, chargeless, and nearly massless subatomic particles that either don’t interact with matter at all or ...

Andrea Gallo Rosso is a member of the ALPHA collaboration. He receives funding from the Swedish Research Council. Several experiments have aimed to unveil what it’s made of, but despite decades of ...

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of ...