The latest experiment also represents the first time the LZ team applied a technique called “salting,” in which false WIMP ...

"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

Dark matter remains one of science's deepest mysteries. It makes up about 25% of our universe, yet scientists only observe ...

Brown dwarfs are too small to sustain the nuclear fusion that powers most stars, so they cool and fade over time. But if they ...

This particular isotope burns away quickly inside stars due to their intense heat. But in cooler objects like brown dwarfs, ...

A new study has proposed the existence of a new type of cosmic object that could be hiding at the centre of our galaxy. This ...

“These objects collect the dark matter that helps them become a dark dwarf. The more dark matter you have around, the more ...

Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...

A new kind of cosmic object could help solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark matter.Particle Astrophysicists have proposed the ...