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Abigail Beall

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Category: physics

This is the most detailed ‘map’ of dark matter ever seen

Dark matter, the elusive substance thought to account for 84 per cent of the mass in the Universe, is one … More

astronomy, dark matter, universe

Ligo’s next trick? Finally hunting down dark matter

The particles making up dark matter could be identified through gravitational waves, according to a recent study. The research, led … More

dak matter, gravitational waves, ligo

Earth-like waves spotted around the Sun could help us predict space weather

High above the Earth, huge waves pass through the atmosphere, created by the path of the jet stream. Now, researchers … More

nasa, space, sun, weather

Early galaxies found hiding in ‘super halos’ of hydrogen

Astronomers have observed a pair of Milky Way-like galaxies so distant they can be seen when the Universe was only … More

galaxy, space

Stephen Hawking’s strange law of entropy is making atoms on Earth act like black holes

A bizarre discovery has revealed that cold helium atoms in lab conditions on Earth abide by the same law of … More

black holes, quantum physics

Comet 67P gives up more of its secrets: Nasa spots a landslide on Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Pictures taken by the Rosetta spacecraft have captured a comet landslide in action for the first time. The trails of … More

comets, nasa, space

Large Hadron Collider discovers five hidden subatomic particles

Five new particles have been discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’ at the Large Hadron Collider. The discovery comes from the … More

lhc, particle physics

Asteroid clay is a better space radiation shield than aluminium

The huge rocks that hurtle through space may prove to be lifesavers for astronauts. Clays extracted from asteroids could be … More

asteroids, cosmic rays, space travel

Digging deep into the Earth to test Einstein’s theory of relativity

A laser-based gyroscope has been buried deep in Earth’s core to measure the rotation of our planet. The ambitious experiment, … More

earth, einstein, geology, relativity

The mystery of the first monster black holes explained

More than ten years ago, astronomers made a discovery that has puzzled them ever since – supermassive black holes appeared … More

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