New research puts forward compelling new evidence that dark matter interacts with cosmic "ghost particles" called neutrinos.

NASA's Hubble Telescope captured something unusual and came up with an accurate nickname. The newly discovered astronomical ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...

Astronomers using the NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what appears to be a long-predicted but never before confirmed cosmic object: a gas-rich cloud dominated ...

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter. Dark matter, the invisible substance astronomers believe dominates the universe, provides the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to study NGC 1052-DF2 — a galaxy that is lacking dark matter. Credit: NASA's Goddard ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

The Champagne Cluster is a rare and beautiful example of two galaxy clusters smashing together. Its festive name comes from ...

A trio of brightly pulsating stars at the outskirts of the Milky Way is racing away from the galaxy and may confirm a method for detecting dwarf galaxies dominated by dark matter and explain ripples ...

Does dark matter interact with itself? The answer may lie in vast clusters of colliding galaxies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

For the past ten years, astronomers have puzzled over cosmic ripples in the structure of the Milky Way that didn't have a known cause. Thanks to a trio of pulsing stars, we now suspect a dwarf galaxy ...

When astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered an oddball galaxy that looked like it didn’t have much dark matter, some thought the finding was hard to believe and looked for a simpler ...