2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (438+ words) Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars A growing mystery in astronomy is the presence of gargantuan black holes " some weighing as much as a billion suns " existing less…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (253+ words) Findings point to SIDM as a promising candidate for explaining small-scale cosmic structure A study led by UC Riverside physicist Hai-Bo Yu suggests that a new type of dark matter could explain three astrophysical puzzles across vastly different environments. Published…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (468+ words) Findings allow scientists to learn more about dark matter's influence on stars, galaxies, and planets Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists, including astronomer Bahram Mobasher at UC Riverside, have made one of the most detailed, high-resolution…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (757+ words) Study shows how red planet's pull shapes ice ages" At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (446+ words) UCR-developed technology will allow scientists to peer deeper into the universe LIGO's mirrors are among the most precise and carefully engineered components of the observatory. Each mirror is 34 cm in diameter and 20 cm thick and weighs about 40 kg. The mirrors…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (334+ words) Only about 5% of the universe consists of particles and forces well understood by modern physics. The rest remains a puzzle " one that involves dark matter, an invisible substance that shapes galaxies and cosmic structures, and neutrinos, tiny particles that enabled…...