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Dwarf galaxies: breakthrough in bid to find 'fossils' of early universe

A team of astronomers reports that it has detected the most distant dwarf galaxy yet discovered orbiting an enormous elliptical galaxy some 10 billion light-years away.
Scientists unveil biggest ever map of universe's dark matter

Even though it cannot be seen directly, dark matter, which represents 98 percent of the mass of the universe, exerts a gravitational pull on normal matter, including light. By measuring its tug on starlight, astronomers have mapped the distribution of this mysterious substance.
Milky Way 'bubbles' baffle astronomers searching for dark matter

A team of scientists, using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, says a pair of puzzling bubbles gets in the way of their quest to search for dark matter at the core of the Milky Way.
Morgan Freeman to host new TV program on space exploration

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman is going to host a Science Channel program that focuses on space exploration.
Dark matter update: scientists say dark matter looks like cigars

Scientists say dark matter around many galaxy clusters is a flattened, cigar-like shape, rather than a rounded sphere.
XENON100 experiment: scientists confident they'll find dark matter

Although the XENON100 experiment hasn't yielded success yet, scientists say they will detect dark matter soon.
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Dark matter revealed?

Giant particle collider at CERN could detect dark matter.
Scientists chart dark matter halo that binds Milky Way

The halo of dark matter that is thought to surround the Milky Way appears to be shaped like a squashed beach ball, astronomers have found.
With new telescope, a fresh view of the cosmos

The gamma ray telescope, slated to launch soon, could yield insights into such mysteries as dark matter.