In a groundbreaking study published inNature Astronomy, astronomers have identified the lowest-mass dark object ever ...

The discovery of what is potentially the smallest clump of dark matter ever seen strengthens the case for cold dark matter.

The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

Deep in a mine in South Dakota is the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector, a pair of nested titanium tanks filled with 10 tons of transparent, pure liquid xenon nestled far underground to shield it from ...

By listening for ghostly radio echoes from the early Universe, scientists believe future Moon missions could determine what ...

Evolving dark matter may explain cosmic acceleration. Observations support a mixed model. For years, a stubborn puzzle has sat at the center of the standard cosmological model. The evidence clearly ...

We know the Earth’s inner core is largely solid, which sets a ceiling on its temperature, and in turn, how much heat dark ...

Imagine a star powered not by nuclear fusion, but by one of the universe’s greatest mysteries—dark matter. Scientists have proposed the existence of “dark dwarfs,” strange glowing objects potentially ...

Dark matter, the invisible substance believed to account for over 80 percent of the universe’s mass, is not an easy thing to detect. We can see its gravitational pull on visible matter, however — ...

A team of researchers says black holes may serve as the perfect test bed for finding dark matter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.