Gravity can exist without mass.” It’s a statement that upends a century of astrophysical dogma and, for some, sounds as ...

This initiative is in turn driven by my frustration with the status quo, namely the notion of dark matter’s existence despite ...

Webb’s new images of the Bullet Cluster reveal the most detailed dark matter map yet, shedding light on cosmic collisions and ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently zeroed in on the Bullet Cluster—delivering highly detailed images that show a ...

Jee compared dark matter to crystal-clear water in a pond, with pebbles as the galaxies. “You cannot see the water unless ...

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely ...

But axions were pushed aside as the WIMPs hypothesis gained more steam. Back-of-the-envelope calculations showed that the ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

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

Dark Matter and Dark Energy. Read what astronomers are discovering about a gaping hole in the universe, how dark matter clumps contribute to galaxy formation and more. Space images.

Dark matter, although not visible, is believed to make up most of the total mass of the universe. One theory suggests that ...

Scientists have never directly detected dark matter, but some wonder if one high-energy detection in 2023 could be a rare ...