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Dwarf Galaxy 3.

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It will provide new insights into the physics of black holes, the formation of chemical elements, stars and galaxies, and the evolution of the...

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Dark matter hunters around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of ghostly WIMPs: on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space.

Researchers around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of dark matter's ghostly components.
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Analyzing the motion of X-ray sources could help researchers identify dark matter signals.

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Fermi scientist Matthew Wood discusses major improvements to the Fermi Large Area Telescope, including increasing its sensitivity to the equivalent of launching another LAT.

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The Booming Science of Dwarf Galaxies

A recent uptick in the discovery of the smallest, oldest galaxies benefits studies of dark matter, galaxy formation and the evolution of the unive

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Dark matter hunters of the LUX collaboration have ruled out a larger-than-ever range of properties that hypothetical dark matter particles might have had.

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What Could Dark Matter Be?

Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.

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Researchers are searching for a quantum theory of gravity that could help answer fundamental questions about the universe, from the very first moments after...

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KIPAC's Leonardo Senatore was among three Stanford professors to receive awards during a star-studded award ceremony Sunday night. Karl Deisseroth (pictured) took a top...

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The Particle Physics of You

Not only are we made of fundamental particles, we also produce them and are constantly bombarded by them throughout the day.

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Researchers hope that the new experiment will shine light on how elementary neutrinos morph from one type into another.

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It’s in the air we breathe, but it’s not so easy to get ahold of 10 metric tons of xenon in its liquid form...