Learn how a newly detected gamma-ray halo in the Milky Way could mark the first direct glimpse of dark matter.

The Milky Way contains more than 100 billion stars, each following its own evolutionary path through birth, life, and ...

Discover the top U.S. spots for stargazing and nocturnal tourism. From Bend to Sedona, find dark-sky destinations, rentals, ...

Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark ...

The new study reports the detection of a mysterious halo-like glow of gamma rays around the Milky Way, peaking sharply at ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers, shining in ...

More than 100 years after its existence was predicted, scientists report that they have, for the first time, seen dark matter ...

On most nights, city skies hide the stars. Streetlights, buildings, and cars fill the air with artificial glow that drowns out what’s above.

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 ...

Simulating a billion years using previous best-resolution simulations would take almost 36 years of real computing time.