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Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

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Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

There are good reasons to think that neutrinos have a shy cousin that could explain dark matter, but searches have so far come up empty, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Lunar craters could reveal past collisions with ancient black holes

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Lunar craters could reveal past collisions with ancient black holes

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The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

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The eternal debate about the eternal inflation of the universe

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spiral galaxy

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Dark matter is slowing down the slab of stars at our galaxy’s centre

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Merging galaxies throw shade on alternative dark matter theory

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Merging galaxies throw shade on alternative dark matter theory

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Thrilling hints of elusive dark matter particles are starting to fade

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Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

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Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter

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Dan Hooper

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Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

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The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

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The Milky Way may have less dark matter than astronomers thought

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Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

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Does a halo of mysterious dark matter swirl around every galaxy?

Many galaxies seem to have bubbles of dark matter enveloping them, but finding out if every galaxy is like this is an ongoing area of research, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Dark matter in galaxy clusters is behaving oddly and we don't know why

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Why dark matter should be called something else

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Dark matter map hints at cracks in our understanding of the universe

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