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Search for dark matter intensifies as leading detector reaches milestone
April 1, 2026 • 4 min. readTechnology designed and fabricated at Texas A&M works nearly 7,000 feet underground to detect the mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe.
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James Webb Space Telescope finds an early‑universe galaxy collision no one expected
Jan. 29, 2026 • 3 min. readDiscovery made by Texas A&M researchers shows the universe was far more complex, far earlier, than astronomers have long thought.
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It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today’s tech
Jan. 20, 2026 • 4 min. readPhysics pioneer Dr. Marlan Scully explores how century-old ideas are now lasers, quantum computers and detectors that can find ripples in spacetime.
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We have no idea what most of the universe is made of, but scientists are closer than ever to finding out
Jan. 6, 2026 • 4 min. readAdvanced quantum detectors designed at Texas A&M are reinventing the search for dark matter, an unseen force that science has yet to explain.