After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as ...

Dark matter could be an entire dark sector of the universe, with its own particles and forces H ave you ever stood by the sea ...

"Could our galaxy one day experience similar high-energy phenomena that will have serious consequences for the survival of ...

A new study suggests that clues about dark matter may be hidden in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone, a large area of hydrogen molecules surrounding the centre of our galaxy. Dark matter ...

In the ongoing quest to understand dark matter, researchers are now wondering if a strange phenomenon occurring at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy could be from a different form of dark matter. Dark ...

It drives the movements of stars and galaxies, but dark matter is invisible. While it remains a colossal mystery, a study ...

A team of researchers has proposed a new lead: a lightweight form of dark matter capable of self-annihilating and releasing charged particles. These particles would ionize the gas present in the ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

Astrophysicists have teased a hellish potential future in which life on Earth is extinguished by deadly radiation from the ...

Aterrifying glimpse of a possible fate for our galaxy, the Milky Way, has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

Researchers at King's College London have discovered positively charged hydrogen clouds in the Milky Way's center, suggesting a lighter form of dark matter may be at play. Their findings challenge ...