The rate at which the universe is expanding is expressed as a value called the Hubble Constant, generally abbreviated as “H 0 ...

Dark matter, which makes up 80 percent of all matter in the universe, may have formed in the very short time before the big ...

A self-correcting atom interferometer amplifies signals, aiding detection of ultra-weak forces from dark matter, dark energy, ...

In fact, we estimate that approximately 90 percent of the Milky Way consists of dark matter. That figure is based principally on observations of stellar motions. The individual velocities of a ...

Assuming dark matter exists, its interactions with ordinary matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments ...

A team of researchers says black holes may serve as the perfect test bed for finding dark matter. It turns out that dark matter can sing, but only if it's given a microphone made of a black hole.

We can't see dark matter, but scientists have made the largest map yet of the invisible material that helps make up the universe. Researchers used a dark energy camera and a large telescope to ...

In 2016, astronomer Vera C. Rubin died at the age of 88. Three years later, Congress designated the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile in her honor. The telescope at the observatory will have ...

Currently, dark matter detection requires specialized laboratories with costly equipment. ODIN, which combines principles of ...