How to watch the Euclid dark matter telescope launch this Saturday
The astronomy community is about to get a new instrument to probe the mysteries of dark matter, with the launch of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Euclid telescope this Saturday.…
Decoding Dark Matter and Energy: What You Need to Know About the Euclid Mission Launching This Weekend
Together, dark matter and dark energy comprise 95% of the known universe, yet scientists don’t know what they are. The Euclid telescope, set to launch to space from Florida on…
Spooky cobwebbed Hubble image helps investigate dark matter
With Halloween coming up, the Hubble Space Telescope team is celebrating by releasing a new Hubble image showing the dark cobwebs of galaxy cluster Abell 611.
Mystery of a strange mirrored double galaxy solved using Hubble data
A strange object discovered in 2013 seemed to show two perfectly mirrored galaxies. Now astronomers have figured out why.
Enormous sky survey creates the most accurate map yet of universe’s dark matter
A project called the Dark Energy Survey has observed more than 226 million galaxies to help unravel the mystery of dark matter.
Hubble captures giant galaxy cluster that could help us understand dark matter
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the enormous galaxy cluster Abell 3827, site of a famous debate over the nature of dark matter.
Could supermassive black holes be formed from dark matter?
How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe? Dark matter could hold the key.