Researchers have found that there's something highly unusual about the Milky Way, setting it apart from other galaxies. As ...

Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the ...

Dark matter has always been one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics. The "Dark Big Bang" theory may have the answer.

How do you weigh one of the largest objects in the entire universe? Very carefully, according to new research.

The nature of dark matter has puzzled astronomers since discovering that 85% of the universe's matter is invisible through ...

An international team of astronomers used the Webb Telescope to search for so-called "emission-line galaxies" from the first ...

"Studying the rate at which galaxies formed lets us directly test our theories and, so far, we’re lining up with what general ...

Data collected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is in conflict with predictions based on the hypothesis of dark matter ...

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early ... 2024 — Researchers have strengthened the case that matter becomes dark energy when massive stars collapse and ...

Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae. Scientists ...

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they ...