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

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

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

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

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

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could be the result of dark matter particles colliding, or it might come from ...

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

The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87), in the constellation Virgo, possesses near its center a supermassive black hole ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured asteroid 10199 Chariklo occult the star Gaia DR3 6873519665992128512. It was the ...

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

New simulations tilt the scales for competing theories about excess gamma ray light at the center of the galaxy ...

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