“Dark matter interacts gravitationally, so it could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and annihilate, releasing energy that heats the ...

Dark matter is one of nature's most confounding mysteries. It keeps particle physicists up at night and cosmologists glued to ...

This evening’s viewing challenge is the planet Mercury. It is less than half a fist above the west-northwestern horizon at ...

New research suggests sub-stellar objects called dark dwarfs could glow forever on dark matter energy. Could they reveal secrets about the universe’s hidden mass?

The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies than scientists have previously been able to predict or observe, ...

"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor. Composed by NASA and international space partners, the image combines data from ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera captured an "array of stars that make up the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM)," according to the NASA. Zoom into the imagery ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack.

Earlier today, details about that new record titled Age of Aquarius were unveiled, along with its second single, “Apocalypse Now.” Set for release on October 10, the album will feature all of the ...