Dark Matter
A Concepts physics concept page covering explained simply, the physics, how we know and common misconceptions, alongside the 13 reports filed on it so far.
LUX-ZEPLIN detector records potential dark matter event
A single high-energy event at the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector has physicists exploring non-standard particle models.
Global Survey Finds No Consensus on Universe's Biggest Questions
A worldwide survey of physicists reveals deep divisions on dark matter, quantum gravity, and cosmology, with only two concepts winning majority...
Quantum computers could hunt dark matter at LHC
A particle physicist is developing quantum algorithms to search for anomalies in data from the upgraded Large Hadron Collider.
New Experiment Sets Limits on Axion-like Dark Matter
A physics experiment using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and a SQUID magnetometer has searched for ultralight axion-like dark matter.
Dark Matter Search Probes Xenon Excitation After LZ Event
A new study analyzes the potential for detecting inelastic xenon excitation signals in the LZ dark matter experiment.
LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector reports rare unexplained event
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment has detected a rare particle interaction that looks unusually difficult to explain as ordinary background noise.
LZ experiment detects potential dark matter
A new analysis of LUX-ZEPLIN experiment data found a single high-energy event that might be the first detection of a WIMP, a leading dark matter...
Jefferson Lab to Probe Dark Photons
A simulation study outlines a proposed experiment using a 500 MeV positron beam on a hydrogen target to search for light dark photons in the 7-19 MeV...
LZ experiment hints at dark matter
The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment has identified a single anomalous particle interaction in its latest data analysis.
SuperCDMS begins hunt for light dark matter
The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment has begun its early-science data collection phase deep underground in Canada.
Sophia University quantifies quark-gluon matter's approach to equilibrium
Researchers from Sophia University have quantified how close quark-gluon matter comes to thermal equilibrium in oxygen-oxygen collisions at the LHC.
New analysis reaffirms universe's accelerating expansion
Astrophysicists have countered a 2025 claim of a cosmic slowdown, reaffirming that evidence for an accelerating universe driven by dark energy is...
Researchers Predict New Form of Quantum Matter: The Quantum Droplet
Researchers predict a new form of quantum matter that challenges conventional thinking.