Dark matter appears to hold galaxies together, yet it has never shown itself directly. A new theory suggests the missing ...

The mysterious substance that binds galaxies together could naturally be "in tune" with a hidden fifth dimension, according ...

A new study proposes dark matter resides in a hidden extra dimension. This hidden dimension may naturally align particle ...

The proposed semiconductor-based design uses magnetic fields to catch dark matter particles.

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...

Theoretical physicists have established a close connection between the two rapidly developing fields in theoretical physics, quantum information theory and non-invertible symmetries in particle and ...

Forget what you thought you knew about the universe.

A study by Dartmouth researchers proposes a new theory about the origin of dark matter, the mysterious and invisible substance thought to give the universe its shape and structure. The researchers ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the magnificent starry population of the Coma Cluster of galaxies, one of the densest known galaxy collections in the universe — and where the effect of dark ...