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Light‑Speed Travel Is Possible, Scientists Say

A wave of new theoretical work and laboratory analogues has moved warp‑drive ideas from fanciful math toward physically plausible designs, while researchers pin their hopes on bet… Feb 19, 2026

Physics

IceCube upgrade supercharges South Pole 'ghost' hunt

The National Science Foundation this week completed a major upgrade to the IceCube neutrino detector — the antarctica 'ghost particle' observatory — improving sensitivity, calibra… Feb 13, 2026

Physics

Dark Matter: Illusion or Reality?

A University of Ottawa paper claims 'dark matter does not' exist and is an emergent illusion of changing physical constants — a provocative idea that collides with new gamma‑ray s… Feb 09, 2026

Physics

Is Dark Matter Real? Gravity's New Contender

A revived gravity-based proposal and a warped extra-dimension model have reignited debate over whether dark matter is a particle or a quirk of gravity. This article explains the e… Feb 07, 2026

Space

JWST Reveals Celebrity Cluster MACS J1149

The James Webb Space Telescope has released a new, deep infrared image of the massive galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, showing dramatic gravitational lensing and revealing faint,… Jan 24, 2026

Space

Cloud 9: A Failed Galaxy Revealed

Using Hubble and radio telescopes, astronomers have confirmed a starless, gas-rich dark-matter cloud — nicknamed Cloud‑9 — that matches long-standing theoretical predictions of a … Jan 07, 2026

Science

Hints of a New Particle Beyond the Standard Model

Precision measurements in atomic clocks and particle collisions have produced repeated anomalies this year. Physicists say these hints — from King‑plot isotope shifts to unexpecte… Dec 14, 2025

Space

Cosmic Knots: A New Origin Story

A new Physical Review Letters paper proposes stable 'cosmic knots' formed after the Big Bang could have produced heavy neutrinos that tipped the balance toward matter; the idea ma… Dec 07, 2025

Science

A Possible First Direct Signal of Dark Matter

A reanalysis of 15 years of Fermi gamma‑ray data has uncovered a halo‑shaped excess of ~20 GeV photons toward the Milky Way center that a Japanese team says matches expectations f… Nov 28, 2025

Space

Study suggests new gamma-ray signal may be first direct sign of dark matter

A newly detected glow of high-energy light near the Milky Way’s centre matches long-standing predictions for dark matter annihilation, raising the most credible signal yet of the … Nov 26, 2025

Physics

Portal to the Fifth Dimension? Not Yet

A viral headline claims researchers have found a 'portal' to a fifth dimension that solves dark matter. The underlying work is a mathematically rich theoretical model — promising,… Nov 23, 2025

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Articles about dark matter

Light‑Speed Travel Is Possible, Scientists Say

IceCube upgrade supercharges South Pole 'ghost' hunt

Dark Matter: Illusion or Reality?

Is Dark Matter Real? Gravity's New Contender

JWST Reveals Celebrity Cluster MACS J1149

Cloud 9: A Failed Galaxy Revealed

Hints of a New Particle Beyond the Standard Model

Cosmic Knots: A New Origin Story

A Possible First Direct Signal of Dark Matter

Study suggests new gamma-ray signal may be first direct sign of dark matter

Portal to the Fifth Dimension? Not Yet