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With relief, researchers find an explanation for dark-matter-poor galaxies

Enlarge / The slightly hazy, light patch in the middle of the image is the DF2 galaxy, so diffuse that other galaxies are clearly visible behind it. (credit: NASA, ESA, and P. van Dokkum) The first evidence for dark matter were galaxies that behaved as if they had far more matter than could be accounted […]

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The quiet search for dark matter deep underground

A mile below ground, a sign hangs over the door to the LUX dark matter experiment telling visitors how far to Wall Drug—in both dimensions. (credit: Matthew R. Francis) Update, Sept. 6, 2021: It’s Labor Day Weekend in the US, and even though most of us are continuing to call home ” the office , […]