The nature of dark matter has puzzled astronomers since discovering that 85% of the universe's matter is invisible through ...

Physicists find themselves wishing upon a star (to explode) to solve one of the most frustrating questions in science.

The search for the universe's dark matter could end tomorrow—given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% ...

The particles that make up dark matter could be created right at the start of a supernova. However, we would need a bit of ...

UC Berkeley astrophysicists say that the strong magnetic field of the star will transform these axions into gamma rays that ...

A new study suggests that the next nearby supernova could provide a window into the elusive nature of dark matter.

Black holes, often depicted as cosmic predators, have another fascinating role: they can launch some of the universe's most powerful explosions—gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). These bursts release more ...

Researchers at UC Berkeley proposed that axions, hypothetical particles, could be detected shortly after a supernova's gamma ...

For the first time, we have succeeded in taking a zoomed-in image of a dying star in a galaxy outside our own Milky Way," ...

For nearly 90 years, scientists have been searching for answers about dark matter—the invisible substance that makes up 85% ...

Astrophysicists at the University of California, Berkeley, now argue that the axion could be discovered within seconds of the detection of gamma rays from a nearby supernova explosion. Axions, if they ...