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Roman Space Telescope will use a century-old idea from Einstein to probe the nature of mysterious dark matter
"We will push the limits of what we can observe, and use every gravitational lens we detect with Roman to pin down the ...
Studies shed light on dark matter by simulating twins of our Milky Way galaxy
A USC-led research team has created a series of supercomputer-simulated twins of our Milky Way galaxy—which could help ...
Savings are matter of national security, Italy tells EU on UniCredit-BPM bid
Italy has responded to European Union queries on the conditions it has imposed on UniCredit's bid for Banco BPM by saying ...
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Dark matter 'lampshades' dimming stars could solve one of the greatest scientific mysteries
"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...
Very massive stars expel more matter than previously thought
Very massive stars (VMSs), which typically have masses about 100 times that of our own sun, are critical components in our understanding of the formation of important astronomical structures like ...
Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.
Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and ...
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'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter
We may already have had our first-ever encounter with dark matter, according to researchers who say a mysteriously ...
NASA's Roman to peer into cosmic 'lenses' to better define dark matter
Dark matter affects how stars move within galaxies, how galaxies build up over time, and how everything in the universe is ...