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

In fact, we estimate that approximately 90 percent of the Milky Way consists of dark matter. That figure is based principally ...

Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could solve the mystery of dark matter — in just ...

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their ...

According to Freese and Winkler, however, a Dark Big Bang is consistent with the evidence for dark matter – as long as it ...

After almost a century of speculation, proposals and searches for dark matter, physicists now know that it currently ...

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.

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

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

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

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