As if searching for dark matter isn't difficult enough already, physicists may have detected another hurdle known as a ...

A group of astronomers analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) say some of the oldest galaxies in our ...

NASA is uncovering the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, which make up most of the universe. What are these forces?

On a mountain in northern Chile, scientists are carefully assembling the intricate components of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin ...

A novel theoretical model based on universal expansion and star formation suggests that our universe might not have the ...

Scientists then measure the energy from the CEvNS process to detect the presence ... is observed by both the PandaX and XENON ...

These “miniature trails of destruction,” as the researchers call them, are caused by high-energy particles bouncing off the nucleus inside a rock, which knocks that nucleus out of place. The resulting ...

A recent study has proposed a new mechanism for the formation of primordial black holes that could provide answers about dark matter.

This low uranium content makes them a better choice for studying potential dark matter interactions without interference from ...

Oct. 18, 2024 — Physicists have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions could form an explanation for the elusive dark ...

Scientists believe that about 14 billion years ago, during the Big Bang, an unidentified energy made the universe expand ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Wide Field Instrument provides a field of view 100 times greater than the Hubble ...