- Wikipedia: Dark Matter
Article about the matter that can't be detected by its emitted radiation but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter such as stars and galaxies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter
- Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS)
Looking for dark matter in the form of Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, or WIMPs.
cdms.berkeley.edu
- MACHO Project
Primary aim is to test the hypothesis that a significant fraction of the dark matter in the halo of the Milky Way is made up of objects like brown dwarfs or planets, known as MACHOs, for MAssive Compact Halo Objects.
wwwmacho.mcmaster.ca
- Dark Matter Mystery
Takes a look at the candidates for dark matter including MACHOS, WIMPS, and gas.
xrtpub.harvard.edu/xray_astro/dark_matter.html
- Questions on Dark Matter
From Ask a High-Energy Astronomer.
imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/dark_matter.html
- UK Dark Matter Collaboration
Consortium of astrophysicists and particle physicists.
hepwww.rl.ac.uk/ukdmc
- Scientific American Frontiers: The Dark Side of the Universe
Looks at what new discoveries about dark matter and dark energy tell astronomers about the nature of our universe.
www.pbs.org/saf/1405/index.html
- What are Dark Matter and Dark Energy, and How are They Affecting the Universe?
Cosmologist Robert Caldwell explains dark matter and dark energy in this Scientific American article.
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-are-dark-matter-and
- Cryogenic Rare Event Search With Superconducting Thermometers (CRESST)
Learn about the CRESST experiment in the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory to search for WIMP dark matter using cryogenic detectors.
www.cresst.de
- The DAMA Project
Conducting particle dark matter searches with low activity scintillators at Gran Sasso.
people.roma2.infn.it/~dama/web/home.html
- PICASSO Project
Dark matter search experiment at the the SNOLAB underground laboratory at Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
www.picassoexperiment.ca
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