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Scientists may have finally 'seen' dark matter for the 1st time

Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this ...

Are astronomers wrong about dark energy? New study casts doubt on universe’s accelerating expansion

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

After nearly 100 years, scientists may have detected dark matter

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed galaxies in space moving faster than their mass should allow, ...

Scientists have finally 'seen' dark matter for the first time

More than 100 years after its existence was predicted, scientists report that they have, for the first time, seen dark matter ...
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Astronomers finally explain the strange physics of ghostly 'radio relics' in space

A new set of computer simulations may finally explain several long-standing mysteries surrounding gigantic radio "relics" ...

Scientist says he is first person to ever ‘see’ dark matter

Using Nasa ’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Professor Tomonori Totani from the Department of Astronomy at the University ...

Scientists have searched for dark matter for decades. One thinks he may have caught a glimpse.

Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark ...
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HKU establishes Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announced the inauguration of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (HKIAA ...
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After northern lights grace campus horizons, astronomy and physics professors shed light on how they occur

Growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, astronomy and physics Prof. Michael Smutko could see the Milky Way alongside ...

Ultrafast UV-C laser pulses generated and detected using 2D materials

Scientists have developed a new platform for the generation and detection of ultrashort UV-C laser pulses on femtosecond ...
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Physics & Astronomy

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, where the pursuit of scientific discovery and innovation meets cutting-edge research and academic excellence. Our ...