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Fermi observations of dwarf galaxies provide new insights on dark matter

(PhysOrg.com) -- There's more to the cosmos than meets the eye. About 80 percent of the matter in the universe is invisible to telescopes, yet its gravitational influence is manifest in the orbital speeds ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 77 | with audio podcast

Physicists detect two candidate dark matter interactions, but say the data are not conclusive

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have spent decades searching for the elusive material known as dark matter, which is believed to make up 25 percent of the universe. On Thursday, Dec. 17, a team of physicists including ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 6

New Limits on the Origin of Dark Matter

(PhysOrg.com) -- Determining the identity of dark matter, the mysterious stuff thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the universe, is one of the most fundamental challenges facing modern physics. Through theory ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (23) | comments 21 feature




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San Francisco startup makes data science a sport

(AP) -- Strange secrets hide in numbers. For instance, an orange used car is least likely to be a lemon. This particular unexpected finding came to light courtesy of a data jockey who goes by the Internet ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists image the charge distribution within a single molecule for the first time

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists were able to measure for the first time how charge is distributed within a single molecule. This achievement will enable fundamental scientific insights into single-molecule ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Spitzer finds solid buckyballs in space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Stars containing dark matter should look different from other stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding evidence for dark matter – the unknown substance that theoretically makes up 23% of the universe – has been one of the biggest challenges in modern cosmology. Several experiments ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 11 | with audio podcast feature

Loss of planetary tilt could doom alien life

Although winter now grips much of the Northern Hemisphere, those who dislike the cold weather can rest assured that warmer months shall return. This familiar pattern of spring, summer, fall and winter does ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

When galaxy clusters collide

A UC Davis graduate student who is leading a study of the collision of galaxy clusters 5 billion light years away will discuss the team's findings today, Jan. 10, in a press briefing at the annual meeting of the American ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

NASA satellite could reveal if primordial black holes are dark matter

(PhysOrg.com) -- The primary objective of NASA’s Kepler satellite, which was launched in March 2009 to orbit the Sun, is to search for Earth-like planets in a portion of the Milky Way galaxy. But now ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (18) | comments 46 | with audio podcast feature

Physicists propose search for fourth neutrino

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists know that neutrinos (and antineutrinos) come in three flavors: electron, muon, and tau. In several experiments, researchers have detected each of the neutrino flavors and even watched ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 41 | with audio podcast feature

The James Webb Telescope will see Earth-like worlds

The James Web Space Telescope has been in the news a lot lately.  Often referred to as the replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope, its existence has been in jeopardy since a House committee voted ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Study reveals sex life of deep-sea squid

The sex life of Octopoteuthis deletron -- O. deletron, if you prefer -- is a cruelly hit-or-miss affair, according to candid footage of the deep-sea squid in its element, unveiled Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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