Dark matter appears to hold galaxies together, yet it has never shown itself directly. A new theory suggests the missing ...

Detecting dark matter particles and understanding their underlying physics is a long-standing research goal for many researchers worldwide. Dark matter searches have been aimed at detecting different ...

Deep in an active nickel mine near Sudbury, Ontario, researchers are installing and calibrating a set of sensitive detectors. They hope that the location roughly 6,800 feet underground will screen out ...

An international team involving Northwestern University announced Tuesday that it has reached a major milestone in its quest to detect dark matter. But beyond that, scientists still don't know too ...