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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.

Asteroid impact enriches certain elements in seawater

Physicists model the supernovae that result from pulsating supergiants like Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse: A massive star's dying breaths

Betelgeuse: A massive star's dying breaths

Examining ice giants of our solar system

Betelgeuse: A massive star's dying breaths

Examining ice giants of our solar system

Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New study sheds light

Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New study sheds light

Why is there any matter in the universe at all? New study sheds light

Tracy Drain: Systems Engineer

Examining ice giants with NASA's Webb telescope

Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world

An iron-clad asteroid

Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world

Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world

Tracy Drain: Flight Systems Engineer

An iron-clad asteroid

March 2020: A Planet Trio and More!

Plasma jet deceleration could be caused by the interaction with the stars

Massive protostar keeps growing despite ionization heating by ultraviolet light

The caved-in roof of a lava tube could be a good place to explore on Mars

Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

First Flight of Saturn IB

Distant star and planet get new Cree language names from national contest

Future astronauts could enjoy fresh vegetables from an autonomous orbital greenhouse

Earth's new 'moon': What you should know

NASA selects new instrument to continue key climate record

How astronomers are piecing together the mysterious origins of superluminous supernovae

Earth captures new 'mini moon'

Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars' past

Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface

Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars' past

The force is strong in neutron stars

The force is strong in neutron stars

New patented invention stabilizes, rotates satellites

Gullies on Mars

Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta

Help find the location of newly discovered black holes in the LOFAR Radio Galaxy Zoo project

Gemini South telescope captures exquisite planetary nebula

Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta

Thermonuclear X-ray bursts and dips detected from the X-ray binary 4U 1323-62

Suited up: Testing how microgravity affects our ability to grab and manipulate objects in space

Virgin Galactic reports high interest in its space flights

Angela Mason-Butcher: Multidisciplinary Engineer

An ultraviolet instrument for ESA's Jupiter mission

This is how ESA telescope Euclid is going to visualize dark matter

Less than infinite: Space is becoming an orbital landfill

Two new double-lined spectroscopic binary white dwarfs identified by astronomers

A year of surprising science from NASA's InSight Mars mission

Future space detector LISA could reveal the secret life and death of stars

InSight detects gravity waves, low rumbles and devilish dust

A year of surprising science from NASA's InSight Mars mission

A year of surprising science from NASA's InSight Mars mission

The seismicity of Mars

Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected

Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected

Celebrating the Life and Career of Katherine Johnson

Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died

New binary millisecond pulsar discovered in NGC 6205

Image: Hubble fingerprints a galaxy

How interferometry works, and why it's so powerful for astronomy

Skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash

How to deflect an asteroid

Mars InSight lander to push on top of the 'mole'

Connie Moore and Sheva Moore: Keepers of NASA's Imagery

How better propulsion systems can improve space exploration

XMM-Newton reveals giant flare from a tiny star

Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finder

Beyond the brim, Sombrero Galaxy's halo suggests turbulent past

The Earth formed much faster than previously thought

Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finder

Beyond the brim, Sombrero Galaxy's halo suggests turbulent past

The Earth formed much faster than previously thought

Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finder

The Earth formed much faster than previously thought

Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strains

Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finder

18-hour year planet on edge of destruction

18-hour year planet on edge of destruction

18-hour year planet on edge of destruction

How newborn stars prepare for the birth of planets

Eighteen-hour-year planet on edge of destruction

Celebrating John Glenn's Historic Mission

Journey to the center of Mars

Journey to the center of Mars

Journey to the center of Mars

Stargazing with computers: What machine learning can teach us about the cosmos

One small step: Getting started with astronomy

Sex in space: Could technology meet astronauts' intimate needs?

Journey to the center of Mars: A new compositional model for the red planet

Russia will replace 2 cosmonauts set for launch to space

Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto revolutionized knowledge of our solar system

There could be meteors traveling at close to the speed of light when they hit the atmosphere

Jupiter's Equator

Galaxy Cruise—Your galactic journey as a citizen scientist

Various variability phenomena observed in the binary star DQ Tau

BECEP array installed at South Pole

Engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid

Findings from NASA's Juno update Jupiter water mystery

Image: International Space Station transits the moon

Findings from NASA's Juno update Jupiter water mystery

Simple, fuel-efficient rocket engine could enable cheaper, lighter spacecraft

Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond

ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse

ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse

First research results on the 'spectacular meteorite fall' of Flensburg

SpaceX announces partnership to send 4 tourists into deep orbit

Scientists pioneer new way to study exoplanets

New space weather advisories serve aviation

Scientists pioneer new way to study exoplanets

Scientists pioneer new way to study exoplanets

Long-term multi-wavelength observations shed more light on blazar 1ES 1215+303

New adventures in beds and baths for spaceflight

LOFAR pioneers new way to study exoplanet environments

First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements

SpaceX re-useable rocket misses landing ship

Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way

Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way

Image: Hubble embraces spiral with open arms

Globular cluster system of NGC 4546 studied in detail

Earth climate models and the search for life on other planets

A submillimeter survey of protostars

New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life

New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life

Candy, cheese soar to space station to satisfy crew cravings

Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing

Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing

Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere

Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere

Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere

Earth's cousins: Upcoming missions to look for 'biosignatures' in exoplanet atmospheres

Wind delays Northrop Grumman's supply run to space station

Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way

New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life

Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections

Scientists show solar system processes control the carbon cycle throughout Earth's history

ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse

Status update: OSIRIS-REx Osprey Flyover

Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan's atmosphere

NASA selects four possible missions to study the secrets of the solar system

Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer

New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle

New Horizons team uncovers a critical piece of the planetary formation puzzle

NASA's space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water

Spitzer's View of the Tarantula Nebula

Images: The two halves of Mars' whole

NASA's Mars 2020 rover goes coast-to-coast to prep for launch

Image: 'Pale Blue Dot' revisited

Record-setting astronaut feels good after near year in space

Mars: Simulations of early impacts produce a mixed Mars mantle

Mars: Simulations of early impacts produce a mixed Mars mantle

Researchers develop smaller, lighter radiation shielding

New models hint at longer timescale for Mars formation

Researchers develop smaller, lighter radiation shielding

Salt water may periodically form on the surface of Mars

Astronomers discover potential near earth objects

Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing

Cargo Craft Named After 1st Black Astronaut Slated to Head to Station

Hackers could shut down satellites–or turn them into weapons

Video: Lagrange mission to provide solar warning

Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'

Ten things we've learned about the sun from NASA's SDO this decade

Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'

Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'

Astronomers have serious concerns about satellite constellations

VLT observations detect a low-mass companion of the young massive star MWC 297

Asteroid experts catch final glimpse of Solar Orbiter

Asteroid experts catch final glimpse of Solar Orbiter

Love the stars? Astronomers have a unique suggestion for Valentine's Day

Scientists discover the nearest-known 'baby giant planet'

Bernard Harris: The First African American to Perform a Spacewalk

Study reveals details of 'golf ball asteroid'

Double nuclei in the galaxy IC 676 investigated by researchers

Study reveals details of 'golf ball asteroid'

Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Discusses 2021 Budget

Camera provides view into Sun's polar regions

Supercharged light pulverizes asteroids

ESA's next sun mission will be shadow-casting pair

Qarman CubeSat: Falling into a fireball

Fast radio burst with steady 16-day cycle observed

Supercharged light pulverises asteroids, study finds

CHEOPS space telescope takes its first pictures

Molecular oxygen detected in the nearest quasar

Surfing space dust bunnies spawn interplanetary magnetic fields

The cosmic confusion of the microwave background

Space station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minute

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's poles

Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter

Iran says counting down to launch new satellite

Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets

Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Awaits Launch

All about the laser (and microphone) atop Mars 2020, NASA's next rover

Simulating a universe in which Newton's laws are only partially valid

Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule

Solar Orbiter set to reveal Sun's secrets

Simulating a universe in which Newton's laws are only partially valid

Simulating a universe in which Newton's laws are only partially valid

Simulating a universe in which Newton's laws are only partially valid

SpaceX gets $80 million from NASA to launch its Earth Science mission in 2022

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

Galaxy formation simulated without dark matter

Can polarity-inverted membranes self-assemble on Saturn's moon Titan?

Hubble captures grand spiral NGC 5364

Developing the spacesuit of the future

Five things we're going to learn from Europe's Solar Orbiter mission

Victor Glover: Training for the Future

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station

Solar Orbiter: Ready for launch

'Racing certainty' there's life on Europa and Mars, says leading UK space scientist

Black holes eat stars in variable mood lighting

Rosetta data reveals process behind color-changing chameleon comet

For the first time, an ESA deep space antenna controlled two spacecraft with one dish

Record-breaking US astronaut set to return to Earth

Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby 'Cocoon Galaxy'

Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby 'Cocoon Galaxy'

Trailblazers: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman

Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby 'Cocoon Galaxy'

Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby 'Cocoon Galaxy'

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

NASA's Webb will seek atmospheres around potentially habitable exoplanets

ALMA catches beautiful outcome of stellar fight

ALMA catches beautiful outcome of stellar fight

ALMA catches beautiful outcome of stellar fight

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe

SPIDER mission will assemble and manufacture a communications antenna in space

Artificial intelligence tool developed to predict the structure of the universe

Novel method used to investigate supernova remnant DEM L71

ALMA catches beautiful outcome of stellar fight

Pluto's icy heart makes winds blow

Pluto's icy heart makes winds blow

Astronomers search for gravitational-wave memory

Image: Ariane 6 launch zone at Europe's Spaceport

Clues to how hazardous space radiation begins

Clues to how hazardous space radiation begins

Clues to how hazardous space radiation begins

MAVEN explores Mars to understand radio interference on Earth