Dark Matter

Astronomers probe nearby globular clusters

Strange stuff may interact with itself—although other interpretations are possible

Regular but infrequent global encounters with weird material may trigger mass extinctions

Finding could shed light on nature of mysterious substance

Theorists dream up challenger to current leading candidate for dark matter

Data originally taken for another reason weaken the case for "dark photons"

New data from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer do nothing to quell controversy

PandaX has first results and a clever plan to vie for lead

Most realistic simulation yet bolsters standard model of cosmology once again

Findings support case for midweight dark matter particles called sterile neutrinos

Talk to experts about experiments to detect and classify elusive particles that may hold the galaxy together

LUX detector sees no evidence of low-mass WIMPs hinted at by others

But results from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer could have a far more prosaic explanation