Article: Physicists see more signs of dark matter Particles are detected in new experiment

Article: Darkness made visible.(dark matter ...
U.S. News & World Report;  March 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... culprit would be particles of dark matter, a mysterious and, until now ... will begin running its Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) in Minnesota ... more sophisticated snares for dark matter particles, which are thought to form an ...

Article: Universe's first stars could shed light on elusive nature of ...
The Hindustan Times;  June 25, 2008 ;     612 words ... ... dense dark matter clouds. If dark matter particles are made up of heavier versions ... the stars. Trapped, the dark matter particles would collide and annihilate ... star that captured enough dark matter particles would still emit radiation ...

Article: Pulsars may shed light on dark matter, says study
The Hindustan Times;  February 27, 2007 ;     645 words ... ... observations might also reveal the composition of the dark matter, because the mass of dark matter particles and their propensity to interact with each other affects the density of dark matter clumps. The denser the object, the faster ...

Article: Fermilab scientists speak on Project X, Higgs race and ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  March 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... collider experiments; and an update on the search for dark matter using a bubble chamber. The talks will take place ... bubble chamber technology of the 1970s to search for dark matter particles. Dark matter comprises 83% of the mass of the universe. Scientists ...

Article: Dark Matter/Big Bang Mysteries May Have Been Solved ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  April 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... by or have a special relationship with possible dark matter candidates. He then developed a list of 14 relevant ... nature and characteristics of the long-sought dark matter particles. A dark matter candidate was then found that best conformed to ...

Article: A clash of clusters provides another clue to dark ...
NewsRx Health & Science;  September 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... cluster collided and slowed down, but the dark matter did not. The separation between the material ... blue therefore provides direct evidence for dark matter and supports the view that dark matter particles interact with each other only very weakly ...

Article: Collision of galaxy clusters provides striking evidence for ...
The Hindustan Times;  August 28, 2008 ;     596 words ... ... cluster collided and slowed down, but the dark matter did not. The separation between the material ... images therefore provides direct evidence for dark matter and supports the view that dark matter particles interact with each other only very weakly ...