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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.

NASA shares mid-sized robotic lunar lander concept with industry

Black Hole Nurtures Baby Stars a Million Light-Years Away

Ultraluminous X-ray source UGC 6456 ULX investigated in detail

Searching for star prints in space and stories

A surprisingly big black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out, and scientists are baffled

Mapping our galaxy's magnetic field

Cleaning the dishes

European Space Agency agrees record budget to meet new challenges

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

European Space Agency seeks funding boost from member states

A new theory for how black holes and neutron stars shine bright

New launch communications segment empowers Artemis

Scientists discover unpredicted stellar black hole

Europe faces up to new space challenges

Impact crater data analysis of Ryugu asteroid illuminates complicated geological history

Thanksgiving 2019 Aboard the Space Station

Dutch-Chinese radio telescope antennas unfolded behind the moon

Study sheds more light on the properties of a Type Ia supernova discovered very young

Evidence for anisotropy of cosmic acceleration

Image: Vega-C fairing's trial by sound

New image offers close-up view of interstellar comet

Global storms on Mars launch dust towers into the sky

Go for lunch: Japanese yakitori chicken gets space thumbs-up

Space travel can make the gut leaky

Extra-terrestrial impacts may have triggered 'bursts' of plate tectonics

Space travel can make the gut leaky

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Image: Giant magnetic ropes in a galaxy's halo

Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn

Black hole nurtures baby stars a million light years away

Inspiring a New Generation of Astronauts

Anisotropic radio-wave scattering in the solar corona

More dark-matter-deficient dwarf galaxies found

Testing time for MetOp Second Generation

Reports of Jupiter's Great Red Spot demise greatly exaggerated

NASA's Webb to unveil the secrets of nearby dwarf galaxies

Bizarre worlds orbiting a black hole?

Bizarre worlds orbiting a black hole?

Astronauts Complete 2nd Phase to Repair Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

Bizarre worlds orbiting a black hole?

Bizarre worlds orbiting a black hole?

Carbon soccer ball with extra proton probably most abundant form in space

Bizarre worlds orbiting a black hole?

Probing exoplanet atmospheres could reveal telltale signatures of life

NASA rockets study why tech goes haywire near poles

Effects of the solar wind

Planets around a black hole? Calculations show possibility of bizarre worlds

Ice fossils found in meteorite

How to build a 3-D map of the universe—and why

Magnetic storms: A window to the past

Photometric study sheds more light on the properties of the intermediate polar V1033 Cas

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

NASA space data can cut disaster response times, costs

Hubble Eyes an Emitting Galaxy

Image: Hera scans Didymoon

Chemistry in the turbulent interstellar medium

Image: Hubble eyes an emitting galaxy

New model will help predict several solar phenomena

Ethiopia says its 1st satellite will launch next month

Spacewalking astronauts repairing cosmic ray detector

Spacewalk excursion to extend the life of a powerful spectrometer

Starship Mk1 blows its top during testing

Image: Shimmering skies signal space weather

Boeing names space test dummy Rosie after WWII riveter

NASA's TESS helps astronomers study red-giant stars, examine a too-close planet

NASA's TESS helps astronomers study red-giant stars, examine a too-close planet

NASA's TESS helps astronomers study red-giant stars, examine a too-close planet

Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next door

Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next door

Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next door

The simultaneous merging of giant galaxies

Edward Gonzales: Advocating for Underserved Communities

Fractured ice sheets on Mars

First evidence of bio-essential sugars in meteorites

Building a Mars base with bacteria

New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet discovered

Russia opens new fraud cases over cosmodrome

NASA's Fermi, swift missions enable a new era in gamma-ray science

Astronomers discover most energetic gamma-ray burst ever

Highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst ever

Astronomers discover most energetic gamma-ray burst ever

Highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst ever

Hubble studies gamma-ray burst with the highest energy ever seen

Possible meteor outburst this week worth a look up

First detection of the cosmic monster explosions with ground-based gamma-ray telescopes

Breaking the limits: Discovery of the highest-energy photons from a gamma-ray burst

Outback telescope captures Milky Way center, discovers remnants of dead stars

Outback telescope captures Milky Way center, discovers remnants of dead stars

Outback telescope captures Milky Way center, discovers remnants of dead stars

Outback telescope captures Milky Way center, discovers remnants of dead stars

Stars Are Being Born in the Depths of a Black Hole

Historic climate change on Mars might be detectable

Astronomers investigate stellar content of the open cluster NGC 330

NASA applying AI technologies to problems in space science

Spain has permits to build giant telescope blocked in Hawaii

Caught in the act: MeerKAT telescope spies stellar flare

Caught in the act: MeerKAT telescope spies stellar flare

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope could find more of Earth's transient moons

Outback telescope captures Milky Way center, discovers remnants of dead stars

Caught in the act: MeerKAT telescope spies stellar flare

TESS helps astronomers study red-giant stars, examine a too-close planet

Fly me (partway) to the moon

Light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter

Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star

Light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter

Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star

Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star

Light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matter

Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star

Olivine-norite rock detected by Yutu-2 likely crystallized from the SPA impact melt pool

Using AI to predict Earth's future

First detection of sugars in meteorites gives clues to origin of life

Long spaceflights found to lead to blood flowing in the wrong direction in some cases

NASA scientists confirm water vapor on Europa

NASA scientists confirm water vapor on Europa

How large can a planet be?

How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of 'comet crumbs'

George Gorospe: From Intern to Research Engineer

How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of 'comet crumbs'

Subaru telescope detects the mid-infrared emission band from complex organic molecules in comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Blowtorch jets from a black hole drive starbirth

Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next door

Earth's magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm

How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of 'comet crumbs'

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

First global geologic map of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, completed

First global geologic map of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, completed

The measurements of the expansion of the universe don't add up

Astronauts Complete First Excursion to Repair Cosmic Particle Detector

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

Zeroing in on baby exoplanets could reveal how they form

Study sheds more light on the nature of the transient X-ray pulsar MAXI J1409-619

Hibernating astronauts would need smaller spacecraft

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Image: Orion A in infrared

Central mysteries of solar physics

Central mysteries of solar physics

Hubble Spots a Curious Spiral

Nearly extreme black holes which attempt to regrow hair become bald again

Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters

Image: Hubble spots a curious spiral

Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector

Evidence found of magnetic reconnection generating spicules on the sun

NASA finds Neptune moons locked in 'dance of avoidance'

Space-based radar suggests North Korean nuke equivalent to '17 Hiroshimas'

Making planets in a rocket

Two cosmic peacocks show violent history of the magellanic clouds

NASA finds Neptune moons locked in 'dance of avoidance'

NASA finds Neptune moons locked in 'dance of avoidance'

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers

Two cosmic peacocks show violent history of the magellanic clouds

Two cosmic peacocks show violent history of the magellanic clouds

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers

'Are we alone?' Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable

Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered

'Are we alone?' Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable

'Are we alone?' Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable

Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered

Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered

Now in space: A cutting-edge satellite the size of a shoebox built by students

Black hole mergers: Cooking with gas

IPTF14hls may be a variable hyper-wind from a very massive star, study suggests

What's the best way to sail from world to world? Electric sails or solar sails?

Black hole mergers: Cooking with gas

Two cosmic peacocks show violent history of the magellanic clouds

Black hole mergers: Cooking with gas

Apollo 12 Sees a Solar Eclipse

China tests Mars lander in international cooperation push

Could the mysteries of antimatter and dark matter be linked?

Could the mysteries of antimatter and dark matter be linked?

Could the mysteries of antimatter and dark matter be linked?

Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered

Powtawche Valerino: Supporting NASA’s Space Launch System Program

New study proposes light signature for detecting black hole mergers

A virtual reality camera captures life and science aboard the space station

Distant worlds under many suns

Distant worlds under many suns

Distant worlds under many suns

Distant worlds under many suns

Shape of the universe: study could force us to rethink everything we know about the cosmos

ESA's Mars orbiters did not see latest Curiosity methane burst

Astrophysicist discovers numerous multiple star systems with exoplanets

November meteors: Taurids, Leonids and a surprise Monocerotids outburst

Astronomers conduct one of the most detailed studies of a stellar halo

Video: Proba-2 watches Mercury transit

Image: Aircraft nose dome assessed in ESA Hertz chamber

Video: Proba-2 watches Mercury transit

Japan spacecraft starts yearlong journey home from asteroid

Astronauts to test drive a lunar robot from the space station

High Definition Earth-Viewing payload reaches end-of-life on station, surpassing life expectancy

NASA renames faraway ice world 'Arrokoth' after backlash

With Mars methane mystery unsolved, Curiosity serves scientists a new one: Oxygen

UAE's first astronaut urges climate protection on Earth

EU must boost spending in space or be squeezed out: experts

With Mars methane mystery unsolved, Curiosity serves scientists a new one: Oxygen

With Mars methane mystery unsolved, Curiosity serves scientists a new one: Oxygen

At future Mars landing spot, scientists spy mineral that could preserve signs of past life

A runaway star ejected from the galactic heart of darkness

At future Mars landing spot, scientists spy mineral that could preserve signs of past life

A runaway star ejected from the galactic heart of darkness

A runaway star ejected from the galactic heart of darkness

A runaway star ejected from the galactic heart of darkness

Mercury's Solar Transit

Video: Rosetta's ongoing science

Apparent meteor flashes across night sky in St. Louis area

Runaway star – out of the galactic heart of darkness like a bat out of hell

First study to combine 3-D climate modeling with chemistry refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable

The voyage home: Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe to head for Earth

Mini Mercury skips across sun's vast glare in rare transit

SpaceX launches 60 more mini satellites for global internet

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Stingray-inspired spacecraft aims to explore dark side of Venus

Hubble captures a dozen sunburst arc doppelgangers

Image: Hubble touts a team of stars

Small satellite to study resources needed for sustained lunar presence

Astronomers investigate a curious case of a supernova connected with gamma-ray burst

How to see stars and tackle light pollution in your own backyard

Near-Earth asteroid pairs offer clues to composition, dynamics and environmental conditions of early solar system

Luca to lead most challenging spacewalks since Hubble repairs

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding

'Pac-Man-like' mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe's first stars formed quickly

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe's first stars formed quickly

'Pac-Man-like' mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe's first stars formed quickly

'Pac-Man-like' mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe's first stars formed quickly

'Pac-Man-like' mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes

Ancient gas cloud reveals universe's first stars formed quickly

'Pac-Man-like' mergers could explain massive, spinning black holes

NASA instrument to probe planet clouds on European mission

Scientists further refine how quickly the universe is expanding