Our initial name ‘dark star’ is a misnomer,” Katherine Freese explained, highlighting the contradiction at the core of one of ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could be the result of dark matter particles colliding, or it might come from ...

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws ...

We have more satellites than ever before, but when they burn up they create a new kind of air pollution. Evidence is now ...

Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s out there, ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of the first known rogue black hole wandering through our galaxy, a discovery that ...

Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a ...

Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their quantum behavior. With a miniaturized terahertz spectroscope, the team ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson discusses the life of Liu Xiaobo, China’s sole laureate of the Nobel Peace ...