Learn how through a process known as molecular hydrogen cooling, stars may be able to form in dark matter halos under 10 million solar masses.

Primordial black holes could inhabit the modern-day cosmos, making them responsible for the phenomenon of dark matter, ...

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 ...

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

Strange events seen at the very heart of the Milky Way could be smoking gun evidence of a new dark matter suspect. If that is the case, scientists may have been missing the subtle impact of dark ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, galaxies form at the core of dark matter halos—gravitationally bound regions extending ...

In this first of its kind study, scientists have taken a step closer to understanding the elusive mystery matter. They believe a reimagined candidate for dark matter could be behind unexplained ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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