The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

New research suggests that dark matter may once again hold the key to one of astronomy’s enduring mysteries: the excess of ...

Scientists are confident that dark matter exists because of its gravitational effects on a grand scale in the universe ...

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

New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution in our galaxy than previously thought, and that advances ...

Researchers have identified two theories explaining the mysterious gamma ray glow at the center of the Milky Way.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins may be closing in on dark matter’s elusive trail, uncovering a mysterious gamma ray glow at the ...

Physicists found signs of a key shift in nuclear matter, a potential "tipping point." The study narrows where the strong ...

"This finding is the first direct evidence of water’s interstellar journey from clouds to the materials that form planetary ...