Astronomers have identified a new ultra-diffuse galaxy that appears to defy one of the fundamental assumptions of modern cosmology: the presence of dark matter. The galaxy, dubbed FCC 224, lies at the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In February of 2023, the Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) detected a neutrino some 35 times higher in energy than any previous detection.

UC Santa Cruz physicist Stefano Profumo has put forward two imaginative but scientifically grounded theories that may help solve one of the biggest mysteries in physics: the origin of dark matter. In ...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks reportedly has a ghost cat that vanishes when people try to touch it. However, the National Park Service says they have no records to support ...

When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a rare glimpse of elusive cosmic phenomena. And the weirder the glitch, the more ...

Seeing is not believing when it comes to dark matter. Scientists have blown stargazers’ collective minds after discovering a massive dark object in space that’s completely invisible to the naked eye, ...

Primordial black holes could inhabit the modern-day cosmos, making them responsible for the phenomenon of dark matter, according to new research. In the extremely early universe, primordial black ...

In their search for dark matter, scientists from the XENON Collaboration are using one of the world's most sensitive dark matter detectors, XENONnT at the Gran Sasso Laboratory of the National ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In February of 2023, the Cubic Kilometer Neutrino ...