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Posted on July 20, 2026

Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient

Neither matter nor force, paraparticles would be something else entirely. Fresh hints that they exist are raising hopes that they could explain reality at its deepest level
Posted on December 12, 2017December 14, 2017

Ancient black holes ruled out as source of all dark matter

One way to solve the dark matter problem is to chalk it up to black holes formed moments after the big bang, but they can’t account for all the dark matter
Posted on December 5, 2017

The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong

If dark matter isn't heavy and interacts even weakly with normal matter, we should drag our detectors out from underground to catch it
Posted on January 14, 2017

The Man Who’s Trying to Kill Dark Matter

The Man Who’s Trying to Kill Dark Matter
A proposed theory of gravity does away with dark matter, even as new astrophysical findings challenge the need for galaxies full of the invisible particles. The post The Man Who's Trying to Kill Dark Matter appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 1, 2017

Deep Within a Mountain, Physicists Race to Unearth Dark Matter

Deep Within a Mountain, Physicists Race to Unearth Dark Matter
Elena Aprile now leads the world's most sensitive dark-matter search. But before she could build her first detector, she had to make herself out of titanium. The post Deep Within a Mountain, Physicists Race to Unearth Dark Matter appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on December 26, 2016

A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves

A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves
The Standard Model, the framework that has defined—and confined—physics for so long, still reins. But sometimes cracks appear in its walls. The post A Year in Dark Energy, Antimatter, and Gravitational Waves appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on September 3, 2016

Meet the Physicist Searching for Dark Matter’s Hidden Light

Meet the Physicist Searching for Dark Matter’s Hidden Light
The physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for faint wisps of dark matter annihilating in the early universe—and perhaps in hiding places closer to home. The post Meet the Physicist Searching for Dark Matter’s Hidden Light appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on June 4, 2016

A Disk of Dark Matter Might Run Through Our Galaxy

A Disk of Dark Matter Might Run Through Our Galaxy
In the new, free-for-all era of dark matter research, the controversial idea that dark matter is concentrated in thin disks is being rescued from scientific oblivion. The post A Disk of Dark Matter Might Run Through Our Galaxy appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 8, 2016

Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics

Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics
Experiments that can fit on a tabletop are probing the nature of dark matter and dark energy and searching for evidence of extra dimensions. The post Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 31, 2016

Following Time’s Arrow to the Universe’s Biggest Mystery

Following Time’s Arrow to the Universe’s Biggest Mystery

The laws of physics work both forward and backward in time. So why does time seem to move in only one direction? One potential answer may also reveal the secrets of the universe’s missing mass.

The post Following Time’s Arrow to the Universe’s Biggest Mystery appeared first on WIRED.

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