NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced a new image of the Bullet Cluster, which is a titanic collision between ...

In particular, they speculated that some vortex lines might extend beyond a single halo, connecting galaxies through the vast filaments of the cosmic web — the gigantic tendrils of dark matter that ...

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

The Big Bang model begins with a point of infinite density where the laws of physics break down. This is a deep theoretical problem that suggests the beginning of the Universe is not fully understood, ...

The Rubin Observatory will reveal its first images on Monday. Space.com spoke to scientists who explained why this will be a monumental event for astronomy.

Because it doesn't interreact with light or electromagnetism, dark matter exists to us only through its influence on visible ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

It's another step on the road to one day discovering what dark matter could be. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has produced a new image of the Bullet Cluster, which is a titanic ...

Dark matter "lampshades" could slip between Earth and distant stars, causing tiny amounts of dimming that may help explain one of the greatest puzzles in science.

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

Bernet wondered whether galaxies’ spiral arms might cause a similar reaction in the dark matter halo. Others had theorized about this possibility but hadn’t examined it very closely.