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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Scientists Say Black Holes Could Form Inside Planets, Leading to Absolute Catastrophe

Gas giant planets can accumulate dark matter that collapses into a central black hole, ultimately consuming the planet.
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Does dark energy spawn from dark matter? Could be a bright idea

Cosmic maps appear consistent with the proposal that black holes could turn one 'dark' substance into the other.
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fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Astronomers Say They've Finally Solved the "Little Red Dots" Mystery

James Webb Space Telescope discovered faint red dots in space, believed to be extremely compact galaxies from when the universe was one billion years old.
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fromBig Think
1 month ago

What we've learned after 35 years of NASA's Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe since its launch in 1990.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

There could be "dark main sequence" stars at the galactic center

The initial mass of a star determines its rate of hydrogen burning and subsequent evolution into heavier element fusion. This is integrated into the main sequence, a systematic classification for stars.
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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Unveiling Fundamental Physics: Muon Collider's Role in EWSB, DM & Naturalness | HackerNoon

The discovery of the Higgs completed the particle content of the Standard Model but has deepened the puzzles regarding the Higgs field's role, prompting a need for further measurements.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

Starts With a Bang podcast #119 - The CMB

The cosmic microwave background is the strongest evidence supporting the Big Bang theory and encodes extensive information about the early Universe.
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Dark Matter establishes integration with UCDP

The new UAD 3.6 format enters limited production for GSE-approved lenders on Sept. 8, 2025, and becomes mandatory for all UCDP appraisal submissions starting Nov. 2, 2026. Dark Matter is demonstrating its technological leadership and commitment to driving efficiency in the mortgage ecosystem.
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fromKqed
2 months ago
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A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

fromKqed
2 months ago
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A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

fromArs Technica
2 months ago

The axion may help clean up the messy business of dark matter

The search for axions remains crucial in the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, though no direct evidence for these particles has yet been found.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Dark Matter Droplets' Could Solve Multiple Cosmic Mysteries

Dark matter remains unproven yet its existence is supported by a plethora of astronomical observations, suggesting it's a crucial component of our universe's structure.
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fromTheregister
2 months ago

World's largest camera shows galaxy in 3,200 megapixel glory

"Building the world's largest digital camera will allow scientists to explore the cosmos in new ways and at a scale that will enable discoveries that should fundamentally change our understanding of the universe," said Aaron Roodman, deputy director of the Rubin Construction.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Vera Rubin telescope is pointing the world's biggest camera at cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is revolutionizing our understanding of the universe by identifying more galaxies and asteroids than ever before.
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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Scientists find mysterious radio waves coming from beneath Antarctica

Unexplained radio signals detected under Antarctic ice hint at new particles or dark matter.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

Most galaxies are small, low-mass, and dominated by dark matter, yet they are often difficult to detect.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever

Most galaxies are small, low-mass, and dominated by dark matter, yet they are often difficult to detect.
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fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms

Dark matter dynamically interacts with galaxies, influencing their evolution and star formation.
Simulations reveal a distinct dark matter spiral structure that may be common across galaxies.
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fromBig Think
3 months ago

Ask Ethan: What would the Universe be like without dark matter?

Dark matter is essential for understanding the structure and evolution of the universe on cosmic scales.
fromBig Think
3 months ago

The mystery of neutrino mass is now smaller than ever

Neutrinos, once a candidate for dark matter and part of the Standard Model, have perplexed scientists since their proposal in 1930 as a solution to energy conservation puzzles.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Lisa Randall, the theoretical physicist nominated for a Nobel Prize who wrote an opera about the fifth dimension

Lisa Randall's theories on extra dimensions and dark matter significantly impact cosmology and propose ideas complementing Einstein's theory.
fromNature
3 months ago

Proton transport from the antimatter factory of CERN - Nature

Recent precision measurements on antiprotonic systems have advanced our understanding of fundamental symmetries in particle physics and tested the limits of the Standard Model.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago
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A new collider can teach us about the origin of matter

Despite our advancements in cosmology and particle physics, significant mysteries, especially regarding matter-antimatter asymmetry and dark matter, remain unsolved.
fromMail Online
4 months ago
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Scientist says Big Bang theory is actually wrong

A new theory suggests the universe began through multiple rapid bursts of energy rather than a single Big Bang explosion.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

A new collider can teach us about the origin of matter

Despite our advancements in cosmology and particle physics, significant mysteries, especially regarding matter-antimatter asymmetry and dark matter, remain unsolved.
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fromMail Online
4 months ago

Scientist says Big Bang theory is actually wrong

A new theory suggests the universe began through multiple rapid bursts of energy rather than a single Big Bang explosion.
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fromFuturism
4 months ago

Scientists Intrigued by Huge Galactic "Bridge" of Dark Matter

The Perseus cluster may not be as stable as previously thought, indicating signs of a significant merger through new dark matter evidence.
fromHarvard Gazette
4 months ago

Hunting a basic building block of universe - Harvard Gazette

Axion quasiparticles are simulations of axion particles, which can be further used as a detector of actual particles. If a dark matter axion hits our material, it excites the quasiparticle, and, by detecting this reaction, we can confirm the presence of the dark matter axion.
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