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Dark Matter's Last Stand

New Experiments Challenge Our Understanding of the Universe

James Whitfield

Science journalist covering physics and cosmology for major publications including Nature and Scientific American.

March 15, 2026·14 min read

Dark Matter's Last Stand

For four decades, dark matter has been the leading explanation for the mysterious gravitational effects observed in galaxies. But a new generation of experiments has failed to detect it, forcing physicists to confront the possibility that the universe may be stranger than we imagined.

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