What can the gamma ray light emitted by the Milky Way Galaxy teach scientists about the existence of dark matter? This is ...

New simulations tilt the scales for competing theories about excess gamma ray light at the center of the galaxy ...

New research finds dark matter in the Milky Way is unevenly distributed, supporting its role as a possible source of the galaxy's central gamma ray excess.

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a faint but powerful glow of gamma rays shining from the center of our Milky ...

A compilation of various images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the effects of gravitational lensing caused by dark ...

On the bottom row is NGC 346 (left), a young cluster home to thousands of newborn stars scattered among the glowing debris of an exploded star. IC 1623 (center) shows two galaxies merging, which is ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, ...

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic rays. Cosmic rays could be a vital source of energy for life on icy moons, on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has unveiled a dazzling new collection of cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, ...