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mprnews.org > story > 09/19/2026 > in-south-dakota-scientists-may-have-found-dark-matter-in-an-old-gold-mine

Secrets of the universe: Scientists in South Dakota may have found dark matter

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (710+ words) In the 1930s, astronomer Fritz Zwicky hypothesized the existence of dark matter, a theoretical substance that physicists believe accounts for 85 percent of all matter in the universe but has never been detected. Nearly a century later, scientists at the Sanford Underground…...


medium.com > @prasanthrs1976 > singularity-avoided-black-hole-concept-3c76b32ded3d

Singularity Avoided Black Hole Concept

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (269+ words) How the WUCC & BVP Doublet Framework works on Information Paradox and Reimagines the Event Horizon For decades, there is a mathematical brick wall at the center …...


medium.com > @nagarjun.karnatakam > exploring-the-mysteries-of-black-holes-and-white-holes-12475acb8872

Exploring the Mysteries of Black Holes and White Holes

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (33+ words) As a Facilitator, it is always exciting to see students explore big ideas and share them with confidence. In this TED-Ed Student Talk, SHRIYANSH …...


medium.com > @spaceinfo.club > seven-mysterious-objects-hiding-inside-the-pinwheel-galaxy-a606d1bc8f6f

Seven mysterious objects hiding inside the Pinwheel Galaxy.

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (25+ words) NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a completely unexpected population of objects emitting extremely low-energy X-rays, so …...


curiosmos.com > a-faint-stellar-stream-outside-the-milky-way-is-revealing-hidden-dark-matter

A Faint Stellar Stream Outside the Milky Way Is Revealing Hidden Dark Matter — Curiosmos

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (516+ words) An ancient star cluster is slowly coming apart in a galaxy 115 million light-years away. The thin trail it left behind is giving astronomers a new way to study dark matter beyond the Milky Way. Astronomers have identified the first stellar…...


dailygalaxy.com > 2026 > 09 > scientists-hear-birth-cries-black-holes

Scientists May Finally Hear The Birth Cries Of The Universe’s First Black Holes

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (775+ words) New gravitational wave observatories could detect ancient black hole mergers and reveal how the first stars shaped the early universe. New generations of gravitational wave detectors could soon detect the hidden remnants of the universe’s first stars, according to a…...


mirror.co.uk > news > weird-news > space-scientists-mysterious-objects-chandra-37647397

Space scientists discover 'mysterious objects' that could solve cosmic mysteries

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (440+ words) Researchers found 84 so-called hypersoft X-ray sources in M101, Messier 31, and four elliptical galaxies Space scientists have revealed they've uncovered "mysterious objects" behaving in ways never witnessed before. Astronomers spotted them emitting remarkably low-energy X-rays while producing powerful bursts of ultraviolet radiation....


bbntimes.com > science > scientists-found-stars-that-completely-disappear-and-they-think-planets-are-to-blame

Scientists Found Stars That Completely Disappear—and They Think Planets Are to Blame

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1618+ words) What if a star simply disappeared from the sky? Astronomers have discovered a group of unusual white dwarf stars that suddenly became so heavily obscured that they appeared to vanish from view. The likely culprit isn't a disappearing star—but…...


tbsnews.net > science > astronomers-detect-ancient-hydrogen-signal-opening-new-way-map-universe-1537486

Astronomers detect ancient hydrogen signal, opening new way to map Universe

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (646+ words) Wednesday September 09, 2026 Astronomers have directly detected an extremely faint radio signal from hydrogen gas billions of light-years away, marking an important step toward using hydrogen to map the large-scale structure of the Universe. An international research team led by scientists…...