Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity ...

The universe seems to be spinning, and that could explain what dark energy is and why it's weakening while revealing our ...

In a remote stretch of New Mexico desert, a geometric monument and a cluster of otherworldly rock formations have been recast ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe together ...

Dark stars powered by dark matter may explain bright galaxies, massive black holes, and mysterious red objects in the early universe.

JWST has revealed a strange early universe filled with ultra-bright “blue monster” galaxies, mysterious “little red dots,” ...

As the Dark Energy Survey (DES) releases its final results, we caught up with two physicists who've been involved in the ...

(CNN) — New hints from one of the most extensive surveys of the cosmos to date suggest that mysterious dark energy may be evolving in ways that could shift how astronomers understand the universe.

New hints from one of the most extensive surveys of the cosmos to date suggest that mysterious dark energy may be evolving in ways that could shift how astronomers understand the universe. Dark energy ...

Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the dawn of the universe may be giant spheres of hot gas that are so dense they look like the ...