Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offers new way to probe cosmic laws ...

Most explanations rely on "dark energy" to explain the Universe's accelerating expansion rate, but a new study takes a ...

Scientists recreated the Milky Way’s history using supercomputers to track where dark matter should collect and collide.

Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s out there, ...

In 1867, Lord Kelvin imagined atoms as knots in the aether. The idea was soon disproven. Atoms turned out to be something ...

We have more satellites than ever before, but when they burn up they create a new kind of air pollution. Evidence is now ...

Daylight savings' fall back happens at 2 a.m. the first Sunday in November. The next time the clock change bumps up against ...