The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary averting a cosmological crisis, according to new research.
New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
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A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
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Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter “butter,” scientists say.
Using AI and Rubin Observatory data, scientists are rethinking Type 1a supernova “standard candles,” hunting for “unknown unknowns” that could lead us to missing ingredients in our recipe of the cosmos and solve the puzzle…
A new recipe of dark matter that interacts with itself could be the solution to three separate and vastly different cosmic puzzles.
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its five-year mission to build the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe to date — but its exploration of the universe continues.
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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by dark matter ever seen.
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Faint structures play a crucial role in cosmic development, and scientists are only just beginning to grasp their full extent and role in shaping the universe.
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New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
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