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

Dark matter could also explain certain optical illusions that astronomers see in the deep universe. For example, pictures of galaxies that include strange rings and arcs of light could be ...

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It turns out that dark matter can sing, but only if it's given a microphone made of a black hole. The true nature of dark matter has eluded scientists for decades. To explain why dark matter ...

This is the most detailed map of of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. The bright areas represent its highest concentrations - which is where galaxies form An international team of ...

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 ...