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But understanding what dark matter is remains an active area of research. With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel ...

The filament is made up of hot intergalactic gas (shown in mottled black-yellow), a type of ‘ordinary matter’ that has proven really difficult for astronomers to find. Image Credit: The European Space ...

Dark matter represents such a big puzzle for scientists because, despite the fact it makes up around 85% of the matter in the universe, they have little idea what it actually is.

Fast radio bursts also may be able to help map the cosmic web in detail, Ravi said. This structure, largely made of dark matter, serves as the backbone of the universe, according to NASA.

Known for its large mass despite emitting very little light, Segue 1 is traditionally viewed as a prime candidate for studying dark matter-dominated galaxies. However, the unique investigation ...

Dark matter, which is thought to constitute the majority of all matter, does not reflect, absorb, or emit light. But it does have mass, which means it generates gravity and can cause gravitational ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to start solving the mysteries of the universe, from dark matter to ...

Such dark materials had been proposed in the 1930s, but Rubin’s findings showed the power they exerted over regular, visible matter and provided the first evidence that they existed.