Dark Matter

Dark Matters

Dark Matters

September 19, 2026

I’ve had a few people ask me why my blog is called Dark Matter Matters, and since I haven’t told that story in a while, I thought I’d…

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Gravitational attraction between Earth and Moon

Gravitational attraction between Earth and Moon

August 5, 2026

Gravity or gravitational forces are forces of attraction. We re not talking about finding someone really cute and adorable. It s like…

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Define matter in science

Define matter in science

April 28, 2026

Matter is everything around you. Atoms and molecules are all composed of matter. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space…

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Dark matter and antimatter

Dark matter and antimatter

April 10, 2026

Here I will explain the difference between matter, anti matter, dark matter, and negative matter in a concise and understandable way…

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What is dark matter?

What is dark matter?

March 22, 2025

Years ago I read an article by Martin Rees, in which he surveyed the options for what the dark matter of the universe might be. I forget…

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What is black matter?

What is black matter?

February 23, 2025

Share This article Physics is unique in the scientific world, in that its reliance on math means it can come to a broad consensus on…

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Dark matter Does Not Exist

Dark matter Does Not Exist

December 11, 2024

A composite image of the Bullet Cluster, a much-studied pair of galaxy clusters that have collided head on. One has passed through…

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Black matter Theory

Black matter Theory

December 2, 2024

For everything we know about the Universe, such as the existence of black holes and dark matter, there are many more things that we…

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Creating dark matter

Creating dark matter

November 5, 2024

Share This article At MIT, members of the DarkLight project are preparing to create tiny amounts of dark matter using a particle accelerator…

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Dark matter space

Dark matter space

October 27, 2024

Credit: Karl Tate, Space.com Infographics Artist The signal s distribution within the galaxy corresponds exactly to what we were expecting…

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Dark matter explained

Dark matter explained

August 16, 2024

Astronomers know more about what dark matter is not than what it actually is. Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Infographics Artist Most…

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Dark matter for Dummies

Dark matter for Dummies

August 7, 2024

Two of the biggest mysteries of both string theory and cosmology are the presence of unseen dark matter and of repulsive gravity in…

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Dark matter Real

Dark matter Real

July 29, 2024

There’s nothing like dark matter to fire up a discussion about astrophysics. We have lots of evidence to support dark matter, and we’ve…

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Dark matter percentage

Dark matter percentage

March 23, 2024

Scientists have struggled for decades to identify the constituent particles of dark matter, but they’ve had little to show for all…

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Anti-Dark matter

Anti-Dark matter

March 15, 2024

From: Damian The short answer is that we re not sure - scientists have not yet discovered what dark matter really is, and so we can…

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