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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Hunting for dark quarks

A search for dark quarks conducted by the CMS collaboration inches closer to the parent particles from which they may originate

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Physics
31 August, 2018
Physics
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31 August, 2018

XENON1T reports results of dark matter WIMPs search

Researchers from the XENON1T experiment at LNGS, Italy, present results using 1300 kg of cold Xe atoms to detect dark matter

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Physics
30 May, 2018

Higgs results take centre stage at annual Moriond conference

ATLAS and CMS present new measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson

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Physics
19 March, 2018

Happy Dark Matter Day

While 31 October may mean Halloween to some, to laboratories around the world it means Dark Matter Day

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Knowledge sharing
31 October, 2017
Knowledge sharing
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31 October, 2017

TED-Ed: The hunt for dark matter

An animation made with TED-Ed to explain what dark matter is and how CERN is looking for it

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Physics
17 August, 2017
Physics
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17 August, 2017

NA64 hunts the mysterious dark photon

NA64 is a new experiment at CERN searching for a particle called the dark photon, which might act as a bridge to the universe’s invisible, dark sector

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Experiments
25 November, 2016
Experiments
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25 November, 2016

CAST explores the dark side of the universe

The astroparticle experiment tracks the Sun morning and evening to search for particles of dark matter and dark energy

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Physics
18 September, 2015
Physics
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18 September, 2015

New results from the AMS experiment in space

Latest measurements from the AMS experiment unveil new territories in the flux of cosmic rays

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Physics
18 September, 2014
Physics
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18 September, 2014

Join last hangout of series (on the dark side)

Join the last Hangout with CERN of this series to talk about dark matter at 5pm (CET)

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Physics
27 June, 2013

AMS experiment measures antimatter excess in space

The international team running the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) today announced the first results in its search for dark matter

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Physics
03 April, 2013

AMS to present latest results

At a seminar at CERN today at 5pm CET, the AMS collaboration will announce its first physics results. Watch the webcast here

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Experiments
03 April, 2013
Experiments
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03 April, 2013