Adding to the mystery of dark matter is the fact that, because it interacts with electromagnetic radiation so weakly, or not at all, it doesn't emit,...

In a potential scientific breakthrough, researchers may have directly ‘seen’ dark matter for the first time, using data collected by...

In a potential scientific breakthrough, researchers may have directly ‘seen’ dark matter for the first time, using data collected by...

For decades, scientists have only inferred dark matter’s existence through its gravitational pull on galaxies, but may now have detected it...

Nearly 100 years ago, astronomer Fritz Zwicky made a strange discovery while studying the movement of galaxies. He noticed that galaxies were moving...

Nearly 100 years ago, astronomer Fritz Zwicky made a strange discovery while studying the movement of galaxies. He noticed that galaxies were moving...

Inside the world’s most powerful particle accelerators, enormous amounts of energy are used to explore the deepest secrets of the universe. But new...

Inside the world’s most powerful particle accelerators, enormous amounts of energy are used to explore the deepest secrets of the universe. But new...

Galaxy clusters are the largest structures held together by gravity in the universe. Each cluster contains hundreds or even thousands of galaxies,...

Galaxy clusters are the largest structures held together by gravity in the universe. Each cluster contains hundreds or even thousands of galaxies,...