30 May 2018
Effective size of dark matter established in experiment
... seems to have on visible matter. One of the leading contenders for what dark matter might be are WIMPS; Weakly Interacting Massive Particles. WIMPS are so prodigious that up to a billion of them are expected to pass through a one square metre patch...
04 March 2020
A new candidate for dark matter is identified
... number of theories over the years postulating what this mysterious stuff could be, such as WIMPs, Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, or MACHOs, MAssive Compact Halo Objects, scientists are no closer to providing a definitive answer on its origins...
15 March 2016
Are our ideas of Dark Matter wrong?
...really knows what dark matter is. One of the main leading contenders for what makes up dark matter is Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs). WIMPs spring from the idea of supersymmetry and are classed as non-baryonic, meaning they are not made...
March 2018
Exploring the extreme universe
...ray signal from the annihilation or decay of suspected dark matter particles, such as Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) - a theory proposed in many extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics. In doing so, it will help explain the...
03 March 2017
Dark Matter Map revealed by researchers
... that ‘bends’ the light from the source as it travels towards the observer. Dark matter particles, such as Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPS), are thought by many to provide the unseen mass that is responsible for gravitational lensing...
26 May 2016
Are primordial black holes the source of dark matter?
...the CIB. Understanding what exactly dark matter is made up of, is an area of active research and although weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS) is one of the most favoured theories to explain what dark matter is, evidence of these hypothetical...
