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

Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) imagery was used to create a animation of the warp of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: 2MASS, ...

Tackling the John Muir Trail at night with only stars and moon to light the path, a veteran hiker experiences the popular 200-mile trail in a new—and wilder—way.

Astronomers using nine years of MWA data have set the strongest limits yet on the 21-cm hydrogen signal from the universe’s ...

PoET and ESPRESSO telescopes are new tools that will eliminate stellar noise and detect Earth-like planets around Sun-like ...

What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

Looking towards the central region of the Milky Way, there is an unexpected surplus in the most powerful light that exists: ...

Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.