Learn how a newly detected gamma-ray halo in the Milky Way could mark the first direct glimpse of dark matter.

Could the universe’s most elusive substance finally have given away its presence? Nearly a century after the first indirect ...

The Milky Way contains more than 100 billion stars, each following its own evolutionary path through birth, life, and ...

The new study reports the detection of a mysterious halo-like glow of gamma rays around the Milky Way, peaking sharply at ...

Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark ...

Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 ...

Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

Simulating a billion years using previous best-resolution simulations would take almost 36 years of real computing time.

Discover the top U.S. spots for stargazing and nocturnal tourism. From Bend to Sedona, find dark-sky destinations, rentals, ...