Anything Can be a Dark Matter Detector
It turns out that just about anything can be a dark matter detector! Tiny tunnels in materials could be indicative of primordial black holes (PBHs) whizzing through the universe.
Red Giants Have it All: Dark Matter Constraints from Stellar Evolution
How can astronomers use existing understandings of stellar evolution to better study dark matter?
Looking on the bright side: gamma-ray predictions from supernova dark matter
When we cannot measure particles directly, we have to look for their radiation byproducts. Today’s authors investigate the possibility of detecting dark matter being converted into gamma rays by the the most famous supernova’s remnant.
Galaxy Clusters: Your Home for Wings. Lensing. Dark Matter.
Gravitational lensing is a natural result and unique feature of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. It is also an important instrument in the cosmologist’s toolkit. Today’s paper highlights one way astronomers are using gravitational lensing to study dark matter.
Shining (the wrong?) light on Self-Interacting Dark Matter
Dark matter is very hard to study because, well, it’s dark. Today’s authors explore how the light we can see in galaxy clusters might not trace dark matter as well as we thought.
Does dark matter play a role in the origin story of supermassive black holes?
Find out in today’s bite if dark matter has any role in the formation of supermassive black holes!