Read article 'WIMP no-show in gamma-ray background'
WIMP no-show in gamma-ray background
A possible additional contribution from WIMP annihilation could not be identified, using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
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Read article 'Testing WIMPs to the limit'
Testing WIMPs to the limit
Dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries of our cosmos. More than 80 years after its postulation in modern form by the Swiss–American astronomer Fritz Zwicky, the existence of a new unseen form ...
Read article 'Linking waves to particles'
Linking waves to particles
Gravitational waves could also shed light on the microscopic world.
Read article 'What is AMS telling us?'
What is AMS telling us?
The latest cosmic-ray data from AMS have implications for particle-physics models of dark matter and other novel phenomena, says John Ellis.
Read article 'LUX-ZEPLIN passes approval milestone'
LUX-ZEPLIN passes approval milestone
A next-generation dark-matter detector in the US called LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), which will be at least 100 times more sensitive than its predecessor, is on schedule to begin its deep-underground hunt for WIM...
Read article 'Probing dark matter with CMS'
Probing dark matter with CMS
Understanding the nature of dark matter (DM) is the focus of extensive research at collider- and astrophysics-based experiments. The most well-known signature for DM production at the LHC is the so-ca...
Read article 'LUX draws a blank on dark matter'
LUX draws a blank on dark matter
The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment located at Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota, US, has released its latest results in the search for dark matter. Following the c...
Read article 'Galactic map sheds light on dark energy'
Galactic map sheds light on dark energy
The map shows galaxies being pulled towards each other by dark matter, while on much larger scales it reveals the effect of dark energy ripping the universe apart.
Read article 'ATLAS explores the dark side of matter'
ATLAS explores the dark side of matter
Astrophysics and cosmology have established that about 80% of the mass in the universe consists of dark matter. Dark matter and normal matter interact gravitationally, and they may also interact weakl...
Read article 'Gamma-ray excess is not from dark matter'
Gamma-ray excess is not from dark matter
Two research teams found that the gamma rays of the excess emission at the galactic centre are not distributed as expected from dark matter.
