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Dark Matter Mystery

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are continuing their search for dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up about 85% of the universe's mass. While no direct detection of dark matter particles has been made yet, experiments at the LHC and other facilities are narrowing down the possibilities and exploring new theories about the nature of dark matter. Solving the mystery of dark matter is one of the biggest challenges in modern astrophysics.

Using stardust grains, scientists build new model for nova eruptions

Using stardust grains, scientists build new model for nova eruptions

Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare

Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare

NGC 3079: Galactic bubbles play cosmic pinball with energetic particles

Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby 3 million years ago

Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby 3 million years ago

Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby 3 million years ago

SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight

New Horizons research indicates small Kuiper Belt objects are surprisingly rare

Hiding black hole found

Canada 'going to the Moon': Trudeau

Hiding black hole found

SpaceX Demo-1: 'Go' for Launch

Hiding black hole found

Hiding black hole found

SpaceX to launch test for resumption of manned US flights

Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby three million years ago

Image: ISS transits the sun

Clues to possible Martian life found in Chilean desert

Cluster reveals inner workings of earth's cosmic particle accelerator

Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies

Why do some galactic unions lead to doom?

Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies

More support for Planet Nine

New arguments in favor of a ninth planet in our solar system

New arguments in favor of a ninth planet in our solar system

New arguments in favor of a ninth planet in our solar system

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

Dark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies

Curiosity Drives Over a New Kind of Terrain

Studying how time is perceived in space

New map reveals geology and history of Pluto's moon Charon

Anemic galaxy reveals deficiencies in ultra-diffuse galaxy formation theory

ALMA differentiates two birth cries from a single star

Israeli spacecraft hits first snag on lunar voyage

ALMA differentiates two birth cries from a single star

Earnest C. Smith in the Astrionics Laboratory in 1964

ALMA differentiates two birth cries from a single star—strong evidence of independent origins for two gas flows

Astronomers investigate extreme variability of the 'Big Dipper' active galactic nucleus

Image: What remains of the stars

NASA selects mission to study space weather from space station

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

Old stars live longer than we thought

Old stars live longer than we thought

Alvin Drew Works on the International Space Station

Stellar wind of old stars reveals existence of a partner

How scientists are piecing together the history of the moon

How scientists are piecing together the history of the moon

Solid-state battery testing to be part of ispace HAKUTO-R program

UAE says its first astronaut going into space in September

High-resolution observations uncover detailed structure of blazar's jet

To space and beyond!

X-rays might be a better way to communicate in space

Simultaneous X-ray and infrared observations of the galactic center

New Horizons spacecraft returns its sharpest views of Ultima Thule

After a reset, Сuriosity is operating normally

NASA greenlights SpaceX crew capsule test to ISS

Virgin Galactic: Rocket reaches space again in test flight

Hubble Peers into the Vast Distance

An exoplanet with an 11-hour orbit

Image: Restless star makes for stunning storm

Solving the jet/cocoon riddle of a gravitational wave event

Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch

Touchdown: Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid

Russian rocket launches Egyptian telecom satellite

Japan probe Hayabusa2 set for asteroid landing

SNoOPI: A flying ace for soil moisture and snow measurements

Israeli spacecraft aims to make history by landing on Moon

Tiny Neptune moon spotted by Hubble may have broken from larger moon

Tiny Neptune moon spotted by Hubble may have broken from larger moon

Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery

Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery

Good Morning From the Space Station!

Habitable Zone Planet Finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

Habitable Zone Planet Finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

Habitable Zone Planet Finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

Astronauts optimistic for ISS launch after botched flight

Signs of ancient flowing water on Mars

Habitable zone planet finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

LMC S154 is a symbiotic recurrent nova, study suggests

Solar wind fills research sails at space weather center

Japanese spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid

Physicists 'flash-freeze' crystal of 150 ions

Physicists 'flash-freeze' crystal of 150 ions

Exotic spiraling electrons discovered by physicists

Tinier and less power-hungry quantum atomic clock push toward intelligent IoT

In colliding galaxies, a pipsqueak shines bright

Neptune's newest, tiniest moon likely piece of bigger one

Ingredients for water could be made on surface of moon, a chemical factory

Ingredients for water could be made on surface of moon, a chemical factory

LOFAR radio telescope reveals secrets of solar storms

Countdown to Calving at Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf

LOFAR radio telescope reveals secrets of solar storms

Ingredients for water could be made on surface of moon, a chemical factory

'Astrocomb' opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star encircled by puzzling rings

'Astrocomb' opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star encircled by puzzling rings

'Astrocomb' opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star encircled by puzzling rings

Close encounters: planning for extra Hera flyby

Cosmic dust forms in supernovae blasts

Earth's atmosphere stretches out to the moon – and beyond

Technology developed in Brazil will be part of the International Space Station

The moon's water: Where did it come from – and where did it all go?

Space behaviour

Trump signs 'Space Force' directive

Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA'S IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery

Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA'S IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery

Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA'S IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery

Confirming a source of the process behind auroras and the formation of stars

And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander

Solar tadpole-like jets seen with NASA'S IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery

Trump moving closer to goal of creating a Space Force

NASA set to demonstrate X-ray communications in space

'Astrocomb' opens new horizons for planet-hunting telescope

Citizen scientists invited to join quest for new worlds

Eat. Breathe. Do Science. Sleep Later.

Interactive space simulation for nanosatellites

IAU names landing site of Chinese Chang'e-4 probe on far side of the moon

Astronomers publish sky map of thousands of newly discovered galaxies

LOFAR radio telescope reveals secrets of solar storms

Rosetta's comet sculpted by stress

First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

Self-driving rovers explore Moroccan desert, shooting for Mars

Video: Big questions about small worlds

Multiple stellar populations detected in the cluster Hodge 6

Energetic particles can bombard exoplanets

Carbonaceous chondrites provide clues about the delivery of water to Earth

Carbonaceous chondrites provide clues about the delivery of water to Earth

Weak spots for Mission to Mars revealed

First evidence discovered of a gigantic remnant around an exploding star

Weak spots for Mission to Mars revealed

Meteorite source in asteroid belt not a single debris field

Study of analog crews in isolation reveals weak spots for Mission to Mars

Space junk harpooned like whale in orbit-cleanup test

Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum

Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum

Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum

Tidal tails: The beginning of the end of an open star cluster

A nearby river of stars

In space, NASA heard astronaut's immune system scream

Tidal tails: The beginning of the end of an open star cluster

A nearby river of stars

Tidal tails: The beginning of the end of an open star cluster

A nearby river of stars

NASA Glenn Keeps X-57 Cool

A river of stars in the solar neighborhood

Farewell, Opportunity: Rover dies, but its hugely successful Mars mission is helping us design the next one

Protecting human heritage on the moon: Don't let 'one small step' become one giant mistake

From Chelyabinsk to Cuba: The meteor connection

Radio telescope gets upgrade at Brookhaven lab

Where is the universe hiding its missing mass?

NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole?

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole?

Philosophy: What exactly is a black hole?

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

How cosmic events give insight into fundamental properties of matter

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

How cosmic events give insight into fundamental properties of matter

Image: Visualization of orbital space debris

New NASA research consortium to tackle life's origins

Giant flare detected on an L dwarf

What exactly is a black hole?

Astronauts Train for the Boeing Crew Flight Test

Six things to know about NASA's Opportunity Mars rover

NASA selects new mission to explore origins of universe

Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating

NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years

NASA's Opportunity rover mission on Mars comes to end

Taking a Look Back at Opportunity's Record-Setting Mission

InSight prepares to take Mars' temperature

Image: Biomass Earth Explorer satellite

Observations uncover details about the open cluster IC 4996

Mapping historical changes in dark matter

Image: From Earth with love

How to keep lunar samples safe

NASA about to pull plug on Mars rover, silent for 8 months

Insulating crust kept cryomagma liquid for millions of years on nearby dwarf planet

Insulating crust kept cryomagma liquid for millions of years on nearby dwarf planet

Possibility of recent underground volcanism on Mars

Robert Curbeam: Building the Space Station, Making History

New study suggests possibility of recent underground volcanism on Mars

Van Allen probes begin final phase of exploration in Earth's radiation belts

We've discovered the world's largest drum – and it's in space

James Clerk Maxwell Telescope discovers flare 10 billion times more powerful than those on the sun

Earth's magnetic shield booms like a drum when hit by impulses

New SpaceX Raptor engine beats the chamber pressure of Russia's RD-180 engine, according to Elon Musk

Kepler's final image

Earth's magnetic shield booms like a drum when hit by impulses

CTA prototype telescope, the Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope, achieves first light

Earth's magnetic shield booms like a drum when hit by impulses

Developing a flight strategy to land heavier vehicles on Mars

Developing a flight strategy to land heavier vehicles on Mars

MAVEN spacecraft shrinking its Mars orbit to prepare for Mars 2020 rover

The Red Planet's Layered History

Do you like Earth's solid surface and life-inclined climate? Thank your lucky (massive) star

Science on a plane – ESA's next parabolic flight campaign

Shedding light on the science of auroral breakups

Multiwavelength observations of star-forming region uncover dozens of new celestial objects

Norway: GPS jamming during NATO drills in 2018 a big concern

New Horizons' evocative farewell glance at Ultima Thule

Chang'e 4 Rover comes into view

Chang'e 4 Rover comes into view

360 Video: Curiosity rover departs Vera Rubin Ridge

Shedding light on the science of auroral breakups

Liberal sprinkling of salt discovered around a young star

Mary Jackson: A Life of Service and a Love of Science

Shedding light on the science of auroral breakups

Ex-Marine pilot dreams of ferrying folks into space

The composition of ancient meteorites

To save the Earth someday, team builds spacecraft to crash into an asteroid and shove it off course

Decision making in space

Video: Planetary scientist talks about her work with NASA studying asteroid Bennu

Scientists scour the cosmos to find the origins of the periodic table's 118 elements

From supergiant to solar-mass star: Study finds HD 179821 less massive than previously thought

Central Africa's first ever research-class astronomical observatory moves a step closer

Asteroid from 'rare species' sighted in the cosmic wild

Video: Flying under Aeolus

Infographic: How not to lose a spacecraft

Astronomers unlikely victims of Mexico's violence, crime

Richard Branson says he'll fly to space by July

Vice President Attends NASA Day of Remembrance

Gaia clocks new speeds for Milky Way-Andromeda collision

Zwicky Transient Facility nabs several supernovae a night

A thousand new objects and phenomena in night sky

A thousand new objects and phenomena in night sky

Evidence for a new fundamental constant of the sun

Promising approach for analyzing atmospheric particles from space

Liberal sprinkling of salt discovered around a young star

Dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Hubble reveals dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Hubble reveals dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Dynamic atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune

Researchers find evidence for a new fundamental constant of the Sun

ESA's Mars rover has a name – Rosalind Franklin

New technology helps address big problems for small satellites

Image: X-ray eye of Athena

Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107

Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107

Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107

Bubbles of brand new stars

Bubbles of brand new stars

Bubbles of brand new stars

Bubbles of brand new stars

NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of first new astronaut capsule

First look: Chang'e lunar landing site

Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms

Bubbles of brand new stars