dark matter

Only about 5% of the matter in the Universe is visible. The rest is of an unknown nature and is referred to as dark matter (27%) and dark energy (68%). Finding out what it consists of is a major question for modern science.

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A live marathon with Dark Matter hunters at CERN on 30 October 2020

On 30 October, CERN will be joining scientists around the world who are shedding light on one of the darkest mysteries of our universe to celebrate Dark Matter Day 2020

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At CERN
23 October, 2020

Breaking new ground in the search for dark matter

Our fourth story in the LHC Physics at Ten series discusses the LHC’s hunt for the hypothetical particle that may make up dark matter

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Physics
07 August, 2020

Chasing particles with tiny electric charges

Researchers have conducted the first search at a hadron collider for elementary particles with electric charges smaller than a tenth of the electron charge

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Physics
14 July, 2020

NA64 explores gap in searches for axions and axion-like particles

The NA64 collaboration has conducted its first search for axions and axion-like particles, targeting an unexplored area

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Physics
22 June, 2020

Exploring new ways to see the Higgs boson

The ATLAS and CMS collaborations presented their latest results on new signatures for detecting the Higgs boson at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
04 June, 2020

Fresh antimatter study by ALICE will help with search for dark matter

The study of light antinuclei – from creation to annihilation – will bolster future indirect dark matter searches

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Physics
28 May, 2020

ATLAS probes dark matter using the Higgs boson

The Higgs boson plays a crucial role in the search for dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
07 May, 2020

Probing dark matter using antimatter

The BASE collaboration reports the first laboratory search for an interaction between antimatter and a candidate particle for dark matter

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Physics
13 November, 2019
Physics
News
13 November, 2019

NA64 casts light on dark photons

The NA64 collaboration has placed new limits on the interaction between a photon and its hypothetical dark-matter counterpart

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Physics
22 July, 2019
Physics
News
22 July, 2019

CMS hunts for dark photons coming from the Higgs boson

The CMS collaboration has searched for collision events in which the Higgs boson transforms into a photon and a hypothetical dark photon

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Physics
24 May, 2019

FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles

The experiment, which will complement existing searches for dark matter at the LHC, will be operational in 2021

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Experiments
07 March, 2019

Happy Dark Matter Day

The 31 October is not just Halloween, it is also Dark Matter Day. Find out how to join the celebrations at research institutes around the world

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Physics
31 October, 2018
Physics
News
31 October, 2018