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A team of researchers—Robert McGehee and Aaron Pierce of U-M Physics and Gilly Elor of Johannes Gutenberg University—proposed a new candidate for dark matter: HYPER, or “HighlY Interactive ParticlE Relics.”

A new model for dark matter. Phase transition in early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter.

Live From the International Space Station, It’s Saturday Morning Physics

Astronaut Josh Cassada will speak with Saturday Morning Physics from the International Space Station on Jan. 14. “I’m hoping that we can continue to fuel the excitement that surrounds the pursuit of knowledge and understanding,” the astronaut says.

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