Nearly a century after astronomers first proposed dark matter to explain the strange motions of galaxies, scientists may finally be catching a glimpse of it. A University of Tokyo researcher analyzing ...

At least some evidence suggests that NGC 2775 developed its odd shape after merging with other galaxies eons ago. While not ...

“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter. And it ...

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed galaxies in space moving faster than their mass should allow, ...

For decades, scientists have only inferred dark matter’s existence through its gravitational pull on galaxies, but may now ...

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Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make ...

New multiscale simulations help crack long-standing mysteries behind the enormous radio arcs generated when galaxy clusters ...

After only one year of operations, the European Space Agency's Euclid mission has begun to unravel the mystery of why galaxies take on different shapes and how these different shapes relate to each ...

Astronomy can be a difficult topic for newcomers. Like any scientific field, it has its own jargon and buzzwords—and terms with meanings that can be not only odd but downright counterintuitive. The ...

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Evasive actions were needed moments after two passenger jets took off from Los Angeles International Airport last Friday, on of the carriers involved confirms. Kevin Ray, who streams take-offs and ...