A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Scientists may have finally found the universe’s missing matter - hidden in invisible hydrogen gas far beyond galaxies.

Astronomers have long struggled with a troubling puzzle: a significant portion of normal matter in the universe appeared to ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

The high is quick, but the consequences of this drug are long-term. The inhalant nitrous oxide, commonly known as whippets, is going viral on TikTok.

The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday will inevitably have prompted moments of deep introspection among those who believe – and many of ...

Astronomers may have just stumbled across a ghost galaxy hiding in plain sight — a small, starless, fast-moving cloud of gas that checks all the boxes for what’s known as a “dark galaxy.” ...

They have said this interaction gave the Bullseye Galaxy its unique shape. As evidence of this interaction, the team reported a thin trail of gas connecting the two galaxies even though they are ...

Mysterious dark matter makes up 85 percent of matter in the universe, and of the remaining 15 percent, scientists couldn’t ...

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...