New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

Dark matter is a type of matter that is predicted to make up most of the matter in the universe, yet it is very difficult to ...

According to general relativity, gravity is the distortion of spacetime. Heavyweight cosmic entities like stars or galaxies ...

New research using a space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein presents evidence that the invisible backbone of the ...

A group of US astronomers may have uncovered the first evidence for a dark matter sub-halo lurking just beyond our stellar ...

Astronomers propose that an ultra-dense clump of exotic dark matter could be masquerading as the powerful object thought to ...

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A new study suggests that dark matter may consist of particles with different masses. By introducing a two-component self-interacting dark matter model, the researchers show that both the low-density ...

"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate." ...

Previous observations of stars whipping around an unseen mass—especially a bright star called S2—have pointed to an object ...

Earlier this week, science writer Paul Sutter covered a bold new study that leans toward so‑called “fuzzy” dark matter as the hidden backbone of the cosmos. The research team compared three leading ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...