Dark Matter

Domain walls, long a divisive topic in physics, may be ideal explanations for some bizarre cosmic quirks

Scientists have proposed a new way to learn whether hypothetical particles called axions really exist—and whether axions make up most of the universe’s dark matter

The world’s deepest and largest underground laboratory is scaling up its search for dark matter

A ghostly giant galaxy called Nube may become a testbed for esoteric theories of dark matter

Residents of a mining town waits for economic recovery while physicists under their feet wait for answers from the universe.

Several unexplained measurements are threatening to upend scientists’ understanding of the universe’s origin and fate

Stars fueled by the self-annihilation of dark matter might have been spotted for the first time by JWST

Bold new simulations suggest the James Webb Space Telescope might be able to distinguish between competing dark matter models by studying primordial dwarf galaxies

Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics

The hunt for dark matter is in crisis, and it’s time for radical new ideas to explain our universe

The “mother of dark matter” was a force of nature—and a forceful advocate for other women who wanted to dedicate their career to the cosmos.