In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

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

Scientists recreated the Milky Way’s history using supercomputers to track where dark matter should collect and collide.

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

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

Astronomers have found new evidence that mysterious dark matter may be responsible for the unusual glow of high-energy gamma ...

Stargazers in Essex can enjoy a mysterious glow in the Milky Way, which scientists say could be the answer in a hunt to prove dark matter exists.

Have you ever considered the lighter side of dark matter? Comedy has proved an unexpectedly successful way to engage people with science - as today's guest knows first-hand.

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the ...

More gamma radiation than predicted is coming from the center of the Milky Way. According to simulations, dark matter has ...