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.

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

The game-changing Vera Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes ...

Dark stars were first suggested in 2007, but now observations with the James Webb Space Telescope hint that we may have ...

Scientists have recently developed a new way to detect dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about 85% of the ...

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 ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

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

U.S. President Donald Trump said: “I know dark matter. Nobody has ever seen dark matter, but I do ... I see it better than ...

It shapes galaxies and bends light, but is dark matter even real? Find out what scientists know, what they’re still guessing, and why this mystery matters. Republican senators question cost of Army’s ...