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

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

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could be the result of dark matter particles colliding, or it might come from ...

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

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

A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its beautiful images highlighting the intensity ...

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the theory that dark matter could be the source.

Our Milky Way is far from calm — it ripples with a colossal wave spanning tens of thousands of light-years, revealed by ESA’s Gaia telescope. This wave, moving through the galaxy’s disc like ripples ...

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a mysterious glow of gamma rays emanating from near the center of the Milky Way ...

A mysterious and radiant glow is emanating from the center of our galaxy, which has become a centre of attraction for all ...

The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87), in the constellation Virgo, possesses near its center a supermassive black hole ...

Using supercomputer simulations, a team of researchers investigated a mysterious source of gamma light coming from the Milky ...