A supermassive black hole (SMBH) likely resides at the center of the Milky Way, and in the centers of other…
Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries in science. Despite decades of astronomical evidence for its existence, no one…
Dark matter rules every galaxy. But what exactly is it? Astronomers believe it to be some kind of new, exotic…
If it were't for an enormous halo of dark matter enveloping our galaxy, the spin-rate of our central bar should…
A new simulation by a team of astrophysicists has resulted in the most detailed 3D map of the cosmic web,…
If dark matter exists, it could make Jupiter-like exoplanets warmer than we expect.
The outer reaches of the Milky Way galaxy are a different place. Stars are much harder to come by, with…
A study of rotating black holes show that some spin so quickly because dark matter particles haven't slowed them down.
So, you want to find dark matter, but you don't know where to look? A giant planet might be exactly…
For years astronomers have puzzled over a strange excess of gamma rays coming from the galactic center. Annihilating dark matter…