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

Recent research unlocks new clues that could radically change the world's understanding of the origin of dark matter.

What does dark energy have to do with proliferation of life in the universe? The answer is written in the stars, according to ...

Our best view yet of the material linking clusters of galaxies may have pinpointed some 20 percent of the universe’s missing ...

Record-Breaking Run on Frontier Sets New Bar for Simulating the Universe in the Exascale EraResearchers at Argonne National ...

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they ...

A new study by scientists from the Universities of Geneva and Toulouse has found a small inconsistency in Einstein's general ...

Albert Einstein’s prediction about how gravity behaves has been tested on a cosmic scale. Albert Einstein’s prediction about ...

Nov. 21, 2024 — Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.

Called Olbers’ paradox, the seemingly simple mystery of the sky’s darkness is something that stumped astronomers for ...

The DESI project previously reported that dark energy — long thought to be constant — changes over time. A new analysis reaffirms that claim.

Huber, who is building a new lab to test dark matter theories, has been awarded several million dollars from the National Science Foundation and National Nuclear Security Administration for his ...