We may already have had our first-ever encounter with dark matter, according to researchers who say a mysteriously ...

How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.

Dark matter affects how stars move within galaxies, how galaxies build up over time, and how everything in the universe is ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...

In a new study, the team argues that the flash could be the first sign of dark matter ever detected on Earth. Dark matter, an ...

A new study suggests they may have a ghostly shadow—trailing dark matter spirals hovering above and below them. A team of ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to begin operations in 2027, will revolutionize our understanding of dark ...

However, the USTC researchers have revealed that dark matter halos hosting dwarf galaxies also exhibit halo bias, which is ...

The nature and evolution of stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter and dark energy—and our attempts to understand these things—allow us to pose the ultimate questions and reach for the ultimate ...

Known for its large mass despite emitting very little light, Segue 1 is traditionally viewed as a prime candidate for studying dark matter-dominated galaxies. However, the unique investigation ...

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

Baltimore resident Adam Reiss, a professor of astronomy and physics at Johns Hopkins and an astronomer with the Space ...