While recent studies suggest that dark matter interactions might create gamma rays, a new study of gamma rays in our…
A detailed simulation of dark matter finds that dark matter haloes form in a wide range of sizes.
Four gamma ray telescopes have used a new method of interferometry to measure the size of two stars.
We puny humans think we can accelerate particles? Look how proud we are of the Large Hadron Collider. But any…
When pulsars were first discovered in 1967, their rhythmic radio-wave pulsations were a mystery. Some thought their radio beams must…
Most people with any interest in astronomy know about the Crab Nebula. It's a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus,…
Astronomers have been watching a nearby pulsar with a strange halo around it. That pulsar might answer a question that's…
There's a lot of mysterious goings-on at the center of the Milky Way. The supermassive black hole that resides there…
The eerie, hellish glow coming from the Moon may seem unreal in this image, since it's invisible to our eyes.…
A new study has proposed ways to search for advanced alien life by looking for the gamma rays produced by…