An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

Scientists recreated the Milky Way’s history using supercomputers to track where dark matter should collect and collide.

Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by ESA’s Gaia telescope. This wave, moving through the galaxy’s disc like ripples ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution in our galaxy than previously thought, and that advances ...

Researchers have identified two theories explaining the mysterious gamma ray glow at the center of the Milky Way.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the ...

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the theory that dark matter could be the source.

A strange glow at the heart of our galaxy might be the long-awaited sign of dark matter, the invisible force believed to ...

For decades, astronomers have known that stars orbit the Milky Way’s centre and that the galactic disc is warped.