Read article: Baryon acoustic oscillations hint that dark energy may have changed over time Dark matter and energy Research update Baryon acoustic oscillations hint that dark energy may have changed over time DESI observations cast doubt on the Standard Model of cosmology
Read article: Cosmic combat: delving into the battle between dark matter and modified gravity Cosmology Feature Cosmic combat: delving into the battle between dark matter and modified gravity Keith Cooper digs into the struggles and successes of modifying gravity, 40 years since its conception
Read article: Dark photons could explain high-energy scattering data Particles and interactions Research update Dark photons could explain high-energy scattering data New analysis suggests a hypothetical force-carrier model matches data better than the Standard Model, though further work is needed
Read article: Are giant galaxy clusters defying standard cosmology? Dark matter and energy Research update Are giant galaxy clusters defying standard cosmology? Cluster known as El Gordo formed too soon to be explained by dark matter-based theories, astrophysicists claim
Read article: Binary-star study favours modified gravity over dark matter Dark matter and energy Research update Binary-star study favours modified gravity over dark matter Not everyone agrees that dark matter’s days are numbered
Read article: Stars powered by dark matter may have been seen by the JWST Dark matter and energy Research update Stars powered by dark matter may have been seen by the JWST Observation could explain why there appears to be lots of ancient galaxies
Read article: Tiny levitating spheres could join the hunt for dark matter Dark matter and energy Research update Tiny levitating spheres could join the hunt for dark matter Novel detector would target exceptionally light relatives of the axion particle
Read article: Ask me anything: Nicole Bell – ‘Collaboration is the norm: we achieve more when we work together’ Astronomy and space Interview Ask me anything: Nicole Bell – ‘Collaboration is the norm: we achieve more when we work together’ Nicole Bell is a dark-matter physicist and the new president of the Australian Institute of Physics
Read article: New theory links supermassive black holes and dark energy Dark matter and energy Research update New theory links supermassive black holes and dark energy The monstrous black holes at the heart of every galaxy could be the source of dark energy, the force accelerating the expansion of the universe
Read article: New Horizons probe may have observed light from decaying dark matter Dark matter and energy Research update New Horizons probe may have observed light from decaying dark matter Excess cosmic optical background could come from axions