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Mystery dark matter may be ordinary neutrons that have decayed
From New Scientist, Jan. 11, 2018: Fermilab scientist Dan Hooper is quoted in this piece about the possible origins of a potential source of dark matter in the cosmos.
Dark Energy Survey publicly releases first three years of data
- Australia
- Brazil
- Chile
- dark energy
- Dark Energy Camera
- Dark Energy Survey
- dark matter
- Illinois
- stellar streams
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey announced the public release of their first three years of data. This first major release of data includes information on about 400 million astronomical objects.
Physicists keep striking out in the search for dark matter
From Engadget, Nov. 29, 2017: Fermilab’s Dark Energy Survey is featured in this story and video about the search for dark matter.
Something borrowed
SLAC engineer Knut Skarpaas designs some of physics’ most challenging machines, finding inspiration in unexpected places.
How is the Force like dark matter?
For Dark Matter Day, scientist and Star Wars fan Dan McKinsey talks dark matter and the Force.
Video: Grand journey to understand the evolution of the universe
From SpaceRip, Oct. 27, 2017: In this 7-minute video featuring photography and animated simulations of outer space, Dark Energy Survey Director Josh Frieman talks about DES and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and how these surveys will help us understand dark energy.
Dark matter: The mystery substance physics still can’t identify that makes up the majority of our universe
From The Conversation, Oct. 25, 2017: Fermilab scientist Dan Hooper describes the mystery of dark matter and how scientists are working to solve the puzzle.
Celebrate the unseen: Attend a Dark Matter Day event
- Austria
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- dark matter
- event
- France
- Germany
- Interactions
- Italy
- Mexico
- Peru
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
The world will soon be celebrating the hunt for the universe’s most elusive matter in a series of Dark Matter Day events planned in over a dozen countries.
A radio for dark matter
Instead of searching for dark matter particles, a new device will search for dark matter waves.






