The Case of the Missing Matter "We robustly show that the gas is much more extended than the dark matter" relative to ...

Astronomers may have found the long-missing half of the universe's regular matter—and it appears to have been right under our ...

Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened a new window into the universe. To ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...

For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing astronomical data—in ways that deepen our understanding of space. While ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and several years ago he saw something he couldn’t explain. Farnocchia works at ...

For decades, scientists have known that ordinary matter — everything made of atoms — accounts for just 15% of the universe’s matter. The rest is mysterious dark matter. But even that modest slice didn ...

Astronomers have recently uncovered evidence of “hidden galaxies,” a population of faint, dust-shrouded galaxies that could reshape our understanding of the universe. These galaxies, detected through ...

In the historic town of Williamsburg, where tourists flock for colonial charm and tricorn hats, there exists a culinary revelation that has nothing to do with 18th-century cooking – Rick’s Cheese ...