Dark matter and energy Research update Dark energy dates back nine billion years Ancient supernovae cast light on our expanding universe Read article: Dark energy dates back nine billion years
Telescopes and space missions Research update Impossible supernova confounds astronomers Re-evaluation of astronomical distances could be necessary Read article: Impossible supernova confounds astronomers
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravity lens reveals dark matter Multiple observations of colliding galaxies provide evidence of dark matter Read article: Gravity lens reveals dark matter
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Laser could create dark-matter particles Physicists plan experiment at Hamburg lab to look for axions
Particles and interactions Research update No WIMPS — only superWIMPS CERN's new collider may never detect the most likely candidate for dark matter
Lasers Research update Optical rotation sheds light on vacuum Empty space can cause light to rotate in the presence of a large magnetic field
Gravity Research update Theorists claim dark energy does not exist A new model of gravity explains the acceleration of the universe without dark energy Read article: Theorists claim dark energy does not exist
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hubble reveals dark-matter details Astronomers have located dark matter in two young galaxy clusters Read article: Hubble reveals dark-matter details