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Antimatter vs Dark Matter: Similarities and Differences

If you know a little bit about astrophysics and are interested in astronomy, you probably know that there are invisible […]

Have you ever thought about skipping the long, boring journey through space and just going to the other side of

Dark matter makes up about 83% of the universe’s matter. That means 83% of the universe is invisible, but dark

Did you know neutrinos are almost as common as photons in the universe? Neutrinos are the universe’s ultimate escape artists.

We all constantly see things flying in the sky. Most of the time, they are planes, but sometimes, they are

“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself,” said Carl Sagan about our search towards the cosmos. Dark

Dark matter has been a mysterious object for decades for us. We’ve been trying many different things to detect dark

When you look through a telescope and see stars and galaxies across space, there is a reason why that happens:

Ever wondered about what makes the universe expand and galaxies spin? What’s out there more than we see? Everything in

Ever wondered what happens when dark matter particles collide with each other? We call this dark matter annihilation. It’s an