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

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

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

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

Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

A new study suggests that a mysterious gamma-ray glow near the Milky Way's centre could be the first proof of dark matter's existence.

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

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

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

Using supercomputer simulations, a team of researchers investigated a mysterious source of gamma light coming from the Milky ...

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