Models indicate that this decrease is the result of the dark matter halo that is exerting the torque being oblate, or ...

the shape and distribution of dark matter in our galaxy. "Because it's a larger sample, we now have a breakthrough,” Chakrabarti said. "We are able to measure the local dark matter density using ...

This puzzling result makes sense if one assumes that the boundary stars are feeling the gravitational effects of an unseen mass—dark matter—in a halo around the galaxy. Dark matter could also ...

It provided insights into the dark matter halo of these galaxies ... is a lot more to know about dark matter halos and how they shape the evolution of galaxies. “Our results show that we ...

"Finding dark matter would unlock an entirely new chapter in our understanding of the universe." As the hunt for dark matter, the universe's most common yet most mysterious "stuff," continues ...

Dark matter is an elusive ... Telescope—in the search for dark matter," Wen Yin, first author of the paper, told Phys.org. "The idea took shape during a visit with my old friend Taiki who ...