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Symmetry: Dark Matter Next Door? (Q&A)
Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy.
Physicist Suggests Looking for Dark Matter in Unusual Places
Most experiments searching for mysterious dark matter require massive colliders, but Stanford physicist and SLAC collaborator Peter Graham advocates a different, less costly approach.
Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe
What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?
Q&A: SLAC Cosmology Research Featured in Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’
KIPAC’s Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel contributed two scenes to the science documentary narrated by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
LZ Dark Matter Detector Moves Forward
Underground experiment passes critical DOE review and prepares for startup in 2020.
Fermi Researchers Explore New Ways of Searching for Dark Matter
Three recent studies using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have expanded the hunt for unexplained signals coming from beyond our galaxy.
Symmetry: Dark Matter Hopes Dwindle with X-ray Signal
A previously detected, anomalously large X-ray signal is absent in new Hitomi satellite data, setting tighter limits for a dark matter interpretation.
Symmetry: The Contents of the Universe
How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?
DOE Approves Construction of 3-D Galaxy-mapping Project ‘DESI’
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure light from 35 million cosmic objects for new insights into what causes the universe to expand faster and faster.
Physicist Trio Amplifies SLAC Research on Mysterious Forms of Matter
The scientists develop methods to study neutrinos from star explosions and search for unknown particles and forces with possible ties to dark matter.
