News tagged with ordinary matter

Possible Fifth Force Would Make Direct Detection of Dark Matter Unlikely

(PhysOrg.com) -- No one knows exactly what a “fifth force” might be, but studies have shown that, if a long-range fifth force does exist, it could have surprising effects on the universe’s structure formation. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (43) | comments 52 feature

Signs of dark matter may point to mirror matter candidate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dark matter, which contains the "missing mass" that's needed to explain why galaxies stay together, could take any number of forms. The main possible candidates include MACHOS and WIMPS, but there is no shortage ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (41) | comments 28 | with audio podcast weblog