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You're getting warmer! Hot dark matter could refine cosmic game of hide and seek

Space 21 Jan 2026
"Dark matter can be red hot when it is born, but still have time to cool down before galaxies begin to form." ....
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A faint signal from the Universe’s dark ages could reveal dark matter

Science Daily 20 Jan 2026
New simulations show this signal could be slightly altered by dark matter, ...
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New Dark Matter Simulation Could Change How Galaxies Are Thought to Evolve

NDTV 20 Jan 2026
Scientists at the Perimeter Institute have developed a new simulation code, KISS-SIDM, to study self-interacting dark matter. The tool shows how rare dark matter interactions can heat and collapse... .
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First direct evidence of Migdal effect opens new path for dark matter search

Phys Dot Org 19 Jan 2026
In a landmark discovery that bridges nearly a century of ...
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Inside the mysterious collapse of dark matter halos

Science Daily 19 Jan 2026
This self-interacting dark matter may trigger a dramatic collapse inside dark matter halos, ...
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Fortune 100 companies are back in the office — but 'work from home dark matter' ...

Business Insider 19 Jan 2026
He referred to it as "work-from-home dark matter" — a nod to the invisible material that makes up much of the universe. Like dark matter, remote work appears to be widespread, Bloom said, but may ...
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Chinese scientists unlock possible key to dark matter after almost 90 years

South China Morning Post 16 Jan 2026
... proposed almost 90 years ago and could help detect dark matter, the universe’s invisible “glue”.
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New finding to help probe dark matter

China Daily 16 Jan 2026
For decades, the search for dark matter has focused on hypothetical particles called WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles ... "This will provide essential data to support the search for even lighter dark matter particles.".
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New research challenges the cold dark matter assumption

Science Daily 15 Jan 2026
Dark matter, one of the Universe’s greatest mysteries, may have been born blazing hot instead of cold ...
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Why darkness matters for plants, wildlife and humans

Rockford Register Star 12 Jan 2026
Valerie Blaine of DarkSky International will discuss the importance of darkness for plants, wildlife and humans at a free event hosted by the Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter, according to a community announcement.
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Astronomers find a ghost galaxy made of dark matter

Science Daily 10 Jan 2026
... called Cloud-9, a dark matter–dominated cloud with no stars at all.
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Ghost galaxy offers dark matter clue

The Arabian Post 10 Jan 2026
“This is about as close as we can get to seeing dark matter in isolation,” said one astronomer involved in the research, noting that most studies of dark matter rely on its interaction with luminous galaxies.
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Is dark matter made of mysterious 'ghost particles?' Galaxy clusters could hold the answer

Space 09 Jan 2026
"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting stronger and stronger upper limits, so alternative scenarios have to be considered." ....
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