The universe has no shortage of mysteries, many of which have puzzled us for ages. One of the biggest is the existence of ...
A team of astronomers say they've made the first ever detection of dark matter by examining gamma rays near the center of the ...
Nearly a century after astronomers first proposed dark matter to explain the strange motions of galaxies, scientists may finally be catching a glimpse of it. A University of Tokyo researcher analyzing ...
“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter. And it ...
Dark matter has never been directly observed in action, as it does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, which makes dark matter invisible to conventional telescopes. A team of researchers, led by ...
Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark matter particles.
The blank horizontal bar is the galactic plane area, which was excluded from the analysis to avoid strong astrophysical ...
A team of astronomers analyzed observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope taken over a span of 18 years to measure the dynamic motions of stars within the Draco dwarf galaxy. The telescope's ...
The AMS operates in space from the International Space Station. Its purpose is to study cosmic rays in search of dark matter and antimatter. Credit: NASA In May 2011 the shuttle Endeavour ferried the ...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made strides in unraveling the mysteries surrounding dark matter within the Draco dwarf galaxy, located about 250,000 light-years away. Dark matter, an invisible ...
NASA plans two Antarctic balloon launches to study extreme cosmic particles, using stable polar winds and continuous sunlight ...