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Scientists know very little about the matter that makes up the galaxies in the Universe. About 20% of the matter in galaxies is visible or baryonic: subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and electrons. The other 80%, referred to as “dark matter”, remains mysterious and unseen.

The latest Webb observations do reveal some strange and unexpected things about the universe

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In a gold mine at the edge of a rugged mountain range, scientists are searching for something no-one has ever seen.

Primordial black holes could have pulled matter toward it to trigger stellar formation, but matter consumed by a black hole also heats nearby gas, causing it to push away.

From deep inside a gold mine in Stawell, Victoria, researchers are hunting for the invisible substance thought to make up 85% of the matter in the universe

A reprocessing of Event Horizon Telescope data yields a ring of photons around the black hole at M87.

Quarks can sneak in and give protons a little extra heft now and then.

Two neutron stars slammed into each other and created a never-before-seen event.