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New 'stealth dark matter' theory may explain mystery of the universes missing mass
Posted in Science on 25th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new theory that may explain why dark matter has evaded direct detection in Earth-based experiments has been developed.
UK team plans 'unsent letter' to aliens
Posted in Featured, Science on 11th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A network of UK researchers has decided to compose a message to aliens, but they are divided over whether such a message should be sent into space.
Lisa Pathfinder Experiment: Gravity quest set to go into orbit
Posted in Science on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Lisa Pathfinder is a fundamental physics experiment that will test the technology needed to detect gravitational waves.
There are probably 1 to 10 billion earthlike planets in the Milky Way
Posted in Science on 31st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers combine constraints on galaxy formation with planet formation models, yielding the Earth-like and giant planet formation histories of the Milky Way and the Universe.
Ghostly Particles from Outer Space Detected in Antarctica
Posted in Featured, Science on 21st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Deep in the Antarctic ice, an observatory has spotted ghostly, nearly massless particles coming from inside our galaxy and beyond the Milky Way.