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Southampton Scientists Embark on Space Mission to Detect Dark Matter Using Groundbreaking Technology

(IN BRIEF) Scientists from the University of Southampton have launched an ambitious experiment aimed at detecting dark matter, a mysterious force that makes up 85% of the universe’s mass. The experiment uses a unique device that levitates graphite sheets in … Read the full press release

Nikhef: new XENON100 analysis refutes a long-standing claim of dark matter detection

AMSTERDAM, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new XENON100 analysis, published in Science this week, refutes a long-standing claim of dark matter detection. Dark matter is an abundant but unseen matter in the universe considered largely responsible for the gravitational force … Read the full press release