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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.

Secret weapon to stop invasive honeysuckle: Satellites

Astrophysics: A direct view of star/disk interactions

NASA's Space Launch System Design 'Right on Track' for Journey to Mars

Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon

Astrophysics: A direct view of star/disk interactions

Can a black hole fire up the cold heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster?

Can a black hole fire up the cold heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster?

Can a black hole fire up the cold heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster?

Can a black hole fire up the cold heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster?

Can a black hole fire up the cold heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster?

Sunrise Shadows Over the Philippine Sea

Hubble Views Edge of Stellar Blast

Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy

Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy

Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy

Student research team develops hybrid rocket engine

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Rare encounters between cosmic heavyweights

Spitzer Captures Stellar Family Portrait

New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation

Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica

Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation

Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation

Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing

Natural radiation can interfere with quantum computers

Natural radiation can interfere with quantum computers

Sleep duration, efficiency and structure change in space

Natural radiation can interfere with quantum computers

Sleep duration, efficiency and structure change in space

A Fermi Spirograph and Women's Equality Day

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

A galaxy's stop-and-start young radio jets

A galaxy's stop-and-start young radio jets

A galaxy's stop-and-start young radio jets

Fifty new planets confirmed in machine learning first

A galaxy's stop-and-start young radio jets

Tracing the cosmic origin of complex organic molecules with their radiofrequency footprint

Fifty new planets confirmed in machine learning first

Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments

Tracing the cosmic origin of complex organic molecules with their radiofrequency footprint

Fifty new planets confirmed in machine learning first

Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments

Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments

Artist’s View of a Planet Where Liquid Water Might Exist

Defining Radiation Risk to Astronauts

Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE

Hubble snaps close-up of celebrity comet NEOWISE

Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

First physics-based method for predicting large solar flares

Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux

Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope

Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux

First physics-based method for predicting large solar flares

Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux

Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux

Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux

Hubble Hooks a Supernova Host Galaxy

A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe

Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way

Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way

Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way

Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way

Station Crew Spots Hurricane Genevieve

Sustained planetwide storms may have filled lakes, rivers on ancient Mars

The most sensitive instrument in the search for life beyond Earth

Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science

The most sensitive instrument in the search for life beyond Earth

The most sensitive instrument in the search for life beyond Earth

Under pressure, nontoxic salt-based propellant performs well

A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity

NASA Is Developing an All-Electric X-57 X-Plane: A Cleaner Way to Fly

Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth -- the closest flyby on record

Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth -- the closest flyby on record

Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows

Cool new worlds found in our cosmic backyard

Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows

Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows

Mathematicians unravel a thread of string theory

Cool new worlds found in our cosmic backyard

Canadarm2 and Japan's HTV-9 Resupply Ship

Experiments replicate high densities in 'white dwarf' stars

Experiments replicate high densities in 'white dwarf' stars

Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole

Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole

Researchers track slowly splitting 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field

Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole

Cosmic gas cloud blinks in sync with circling black hole

Capturing an Avalanche on Mars

Aurora mysteries unlocked with NASA's THEMIS mission

Astronaut Chris Cassidy Does Housekeeping in Space

Hubble finds that Betelgeuse's mysterious dimming is due to a traumatic outburst

Hubble finds that Betelgeuse's mysterious dimming is due to a traumatic outburst

NASA Begins Installing Orion Adapter for First Artemis Moon Flight

How stars form in the smallest galaxies

How stars form in the smallest galaxies

How stars form in the smallest galaxies

How stars form in the smallest galaxies

Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space

Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space

Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike

Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike

Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike

Candy-Colored Phobos

Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike

Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

Classifying galaxies with artificial intelligence

Classifying galaxies with artificial intelligence

Classifying galaxies with artificial intelligence

Mystery solved: Bright areas on Ceres come from salty water below

Mystery solved: Bright areas on Ceres come from salty water below

New method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites

New method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites

New method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites

NASA's planet Hunter completes its primary mission

New method to determine the origin of stardust in meteorites

NASA's planet Hunter completes its primary mission

NASA's planet Hunter completes its primary mission

This Gas Giant Is Pretty in Pink

Explosive nuclear astrophysics

Explosive nuclear astrophysics

Explosive nuclear astrophysics

Explosive nuclear astrophysics

One Rehearsal Away from Touching Asteroid Bennu

Huge ring-like structure on Ganymede's surface may have been caused by violent impact

Huge ring-like structure on Ganymede's surface may have been caused by violent impact

Stellar egg hunt with ALMA

Hubble Sees Near and Far

Lava tubes on Mars and the Moon are so wide they can host planetary bases

NASA's Maven observes Martian night sky pulsing in ultraviolet light

NASA's Maven observes Martian night sky pulsing in ultraviolet light

Lava tubes on Mars and the Moon are so wide they can host planetary bases

Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets

Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets

Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets

Ammonia-rich hail sheds new light on Jupiter's weather

A Starry Sky Above the Earth's Atmospheric Glow

Researchers use InSight for deep Mars measurements

Ammonia sparks unexpected, exotic lightning on Jupiter

Ammonia sparks unexpected, exotic lightning on Jupiter

Sun’s bubble of influence may be shaped like a deflated croissant

Sun’s bubble of influence may be shaped like a deflated croissant

Sun’s bubble of influence may be shaped like a deflated croissant

Calcium-rich supernova examined with x-rays for first time

Calcium-rich supernova examined with x-rays for first time

Curiosity Celebrates 8 Years on the Red Planet

Scientists discover new penguin colonies from space

Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories

Planet found orbiting small, cool star

Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories

Planet found orbiting small, cool star

Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories

Planet found orbiting small, cool star

The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought

Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique 'bang' in simulations

Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique 'bang' in simulations

Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique 'bang' in simulations

Outbursts from a Double Star System

ALMA finds possible sign of neutron star in supernova 1987A

Stunning space butterfly captured by ESO telescope

ALMA finds possible sign of neutron star in supernova 1987A

Stunning space butterfly captured by ESO telescope

ALMA captures stirred-up planet factory

ALMA captures stirred-up planet factory

ALMA finds possible sign of neutron star in supernova 1987A

Stunning space butterfly captured by ESO telescope

ALMA captures stirred-up planet factory

Iron-rich meteorites show record of core crystallization in system's oldest planetesimals

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers, researchers say

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers, researchers say

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Lifted Aboard Recovery Ship

Crew Dragon Safely Returns Astronauts

Machine learning finds a surprising early galaxy

Machine learning finds a surprising early galaxy

Machine learning finds a surprising early galaxy

Machine learning finds a surprising early galaxy

Machine learning finds a surprising early galaxy

NASA astronauts safely splash down after first commercial crew flight to space station

NASA astronauts safely splash down after first commercial crew flight to space station

SpaceX Crew Dragon As It Approached the Space Station