Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colour). The dark, low-mass object is located at ...

Dark matter is believed to make up more than 80 percent of all matter in the universe, but what it actually is remains a mystery. Now, astronomers have found something that gives us a major clue. This ...

Scientists may be closing in on highly magnetized neutron stars or "magnetars" as the solution to the fast radio burst mystery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In a groundbreaking study published inNature Astronomy, astronomers have identified the lowest-mass dark object ever discovered through gravitational lensing. This breakthrough provides significant ...

The vast majority of matter is dark – invisible until it is detected only through its gravitational effects. The newly discovered object could be a clump of dark matter, or it could also be a compact, ...