The latest approach has been to use Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), powerful emissions of radio waves that last just a fraction of ...

Dark matter, a type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, is predicted to account for most of the ...

A massive, spacetime-warping cluster of galaxies is the setting of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy cluster in question is Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in ...

Researchers aim to study the universe’s 'Dark Ages' using a quiet orbit around the Moon. Their small satellite will search ...

Key TakeawaysScientists have used laser-excited thorium-229 to probe for ultralight dark matter, even without a fully built ...

For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter—an invisible substance believed to make up about 80% of the universe's mass and needed to explain a variety of ...

A colossal cluster of galaxies is bending the very fabric of space—and it’s the focus of this week’s breathtaking image from ...

Evidence is mounting that cosmic dark energy, long thought constant, may weaken with time - potentially altering the fate of the universe.

In a chilled lab where temperatures drop close to absolute zero, a speck of magnet hovers in place. This tiny magnet, levitating silently inside a special trap, may hold answers to one of the greatest ...

New theory challenges Big Bang, dark matter, and dark energy in the birth of the universe Listening for the Quietest Whispers The experiment used a neodymium magnet less than a millimeter wide.

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely interact with the rest of the universe via gravity and to serve as the ...

Dark matter formed when fast particles slowed down and got heavy, new theory says Date: May 15, 2025 Source: Dartmouth College Summary: Researchers propose a new theory for the origin of dark ...