In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to ...

First and perhaps most perplexingly, researchers remain unsure about what exactly dark matter is. Originally, some scientists ...

The filament is a part of the vast cosmic web composed primarily of dark matter and interspersed with lighter layers of ...

Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The mystery surrounding this invisible and hypothetical component ...

Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark ...

Scientists may have "seen" dark matter for the first time, thanks to NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope. If so, this ...

Stars powered by dark matter instead of nuclear fusion could solve several mysteries of the early universe, and we may have ...

More than 100 years after its existence was predicted, scientists report that they have, for the first time, seen dark matter ...

We can't see dark matter directly, so studying it pushes the boundaries of our creativity as scientists. How exciting, says ...

A team of astronomers say they've made the first ever detection of dark matter by examining gamma rays near the center of the ...

A new study claims to show evidence of gamma-ray emissions that closely resemble those expected from two weakly interacting ...