A minority view ... one star system (or galaxy) among myriad others. This was the birth of our modern universe of galaxies, so poetically celebrated in Seeing in the Dark. Today, astronomers ...

While confirming a dark galaxy is challenging, there are several candidates that meet the criteria. Moreover, there are galaxies that, while not entirely dark, come close to that definition due to ...

The galaxy cluster Abell 370 ... the findings could reveal aspects of dark matter.

A fuzzy form of dark matter may clump up to become the cores of galaxies, according to new research. The traditional dark matter hypothesis, that it's some form of cold, massive particle that ...

Dark stars can be incredibly huge, stretching for thousands of light-years, while still having relatively low density. This would match observations of galaxy cores, which makes this an intriguing ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy ... face-on view of it. Instead, we see it as an arc of light across the night sky. It's one of the most beautiful sights in nature, but it requires a dark sky ...

Pinwheel Galaxy. Its swirling spiral arms display a high rate of star formation and host six detected supernovae. This image was captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy ...

Scientists have created over a million simulated cosmic images using the power of supercomputers to anticipate the capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Roman Space Telescope. These synthetic images allow ...