Dark matter news, features and articles

Dark matter makes up most of the matter in the universe, but scientists still have much to learn about this mysterious material. At Live Science, we follow the monumental research seeking answers to some of the biggest unanswered questions about dark matter.

Whether it’s a mysterious “kick” just after the Big Bang that may have created dark matter, how scientists narrowed down the ‘weight’ of dark matter trillions of trillions of times, or the potential for dark matter’s secret identity to be hiding in distorted “Einstein rings,” our expert writers and editors shine a light on dark matter with the latest news, fascinating features and interesting articles on this mysterious subject.