Probing the source of a mysterious (dark matter?) line in the laboratory
A laboratory astrophysics experiment calls into question the proposed dark matter origin of an unidentified spectral line at 3.5 keV
Stellar Streams & The Nature of Dark Matter
Will future telescopes reveal the nature of dark matter imprinted in the stellar streams stretched around our galaxy?
Snake (on a Plane) in the Clouds
A report on the characteristics of a new ultra-faint dwarf found in the Magellanic Bridge, in the constellation Hydrus.
Dancing in the Dark
Confused by the hubbub about the “galaxy lacking dark matter”? Fear no more! In today’s Astrobite, we’ll examine some hot takes by the scientific community.
A Little Less in the Dark
A dwarf galaxy in Cetus appears to have a serious lack of dark matter.
Why dark matter (probably) can’t explain the 21cm Cosmic Dawn signal
Less than a month after the first detection of a cosmic 21cm signal by EDGES was published, and hopes are already dwindling for the models of dark matter that were proposed to explain the unexpected signal.