High-resolution images may help scientists understand the ‘gravitational scaffolding’ upon which the universe is built ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold ...

Scientists have created the sharpest map yet of dark matter, offering new insight into the invisible force that holds galaxies together.

Scientists from Durham University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne created the first comprehensive dark matter map using James Webb Space Telescope data, ...

The invisible stuff makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, but researchers know little about it ...

This shifts our entire perspective on what makes a planet “Earth-like.” Nature is far more creative than our own solar system suggests. The universe might be teeming with “magma-shielded” worlds that ...

From cosmic collisions to which planet would make the worst roommate, no topic is out of orbit when it comes to Dr. Neil ...

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It ...

James Webb Space Telescope data has allowed researchers to create the highest-resolution map of dark matter threads in the ...

Dark energy remains one of the most stubborn puzzles in modern science. Despite decades of observation and increasingly powerful telescopes, its true nature is still unknown. Now, scientists involved ...

For many years, scientists believed that life in Utah’s Great Salt Lake was extremely limited. Its caustic, hyper-saline ...