Astronomers studying a rare Einstein Cross stumbled upon an impossible “fifth image” that shouldn’t exist — and it revealed something extraordinary. Careful analysis showed the strange light pattern ...

A group of astronomers has uncovered a rare celestial configuration that’s rewriting what we know about how dark matter shapes the universe. Hidden inside a cosmic mirage known as an Einstein Cross, ...

Astronomers have detected a mysterious dark object in the distant universe. It could be dark matter, or it could be something ...

Scientists found where the universe’s missing matter went. Black holes have been pushing it far away from galaxies.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A dark matter halo with a galaxy at its heart. It's possible, however, that not all dark matter ...

Only after adding a massive, invisible halo of dark matter to their computer models could the researchers reproduce what they saw in space.

The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable ...

With the aid of a multinational network of telescopes, scientists have been able to detect the lowest-mass dark object ever ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have found the universe’s first “dark stars.” Within the first few ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fifth light in the Einstein cross within galaxy HerS-3, providing new insights into the elusive dark matter.

"A starless or 'dark' dark matter halo would have no galaxy at its center." For some time, scientists have pondered a peculiar question: Can galaxies exist without an outer halo of dark matter? But ...