Star clusters may harbor dark matter
Astronomers probe nearby globular clusters
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Subtly shifted star could force rethink of dark matter
Strange stuff may interact with itself—although other interpretations are possible -
Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs?
Regular but infrequent global encounters with weird material may trigger mass extinctions -
Dark matter found in Milky Way’s core
Finding could shed light on nature of mysterious substance -
Dark matter: Out with the WIMPs, in with the SIMPs?
Theorists dream up challenger to current leading candidate for dark matter -
Decades-old scientific paper may hold clues to dark matter
Data originally taken for another reason weaken the case for "dark photons" -
Space station detector reports more hints of dark matter—or not
New data from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer do nothing to quell controversy -
Chinese team is catching up in hunt for dark matter
PandaX has first results and a clever plan to vie for lead -
Astrophysicists Build a Virtual Universe
Most realistic simulation yet bolsters standard model of cosmology once again -
X-rays From Other Galaxies Could Emanate From Particles of Dark Matter
Findings support case for midweight dark matter particles called sterile neutrinos -
Live Chat: Does Dark Matter Consist of Weird Particles Called Axions?
Talk to experts about experiments to detect and classify elusive particles that may hold the galaxy together -
New Experiment Torpedoes Lightweight Dark Matter Particles
LUX detector sees no evidence of low-mass WIMPs hinted at by others -
Two Billion Dollar Cosmic Ray Detector Confirms Possible Signs of Dark Matter
But results from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer could have a far more prosaic explanation
