Comprehensive description with links to detailed summaries, including plots, graphs and schematics.
Report (March 23/01) of astronomical evidence suggesting white dwarf stars are a potential source for dark matter. Findings also contribute to stellar evolution theory.
Very concise illustrated overview with links to relevant topics and sub-topics.
The history of the discovery of dark matter in the Universe is reviewed. Emphasis on early work by Zwicky (1933), Smith (1936), Babcock (1939) and Oort (1940).
From Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Physics.
The concept of mirror matter is explained. Mirror matter could form a sizable fraction of the inferred dark matter.
Large-aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope ('Dark Matter Telescope'): proposed 8.4 m, 7 square-degree field telescope.
A brief discussion on the semantics of mass, matter and weight.
From the Usenet Physics FAQ.
The PICASSO project: A Dark Matter Search Experiment based on a Superheated Droplet Detector.
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