A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a ...

An international team of astronomers has solved one of the longstanding cosmic mysteries by uncovering direct evidence of a ...

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: ...

"All the odd shapes and swirling gas observed in the Perseus cluster now make sense," said astronomer James Lee.

Astronomers have identified a new ultra-diffuse galaxy that appears to defy one of the fundamental assumptions of modern ...

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Scientists may be just 15 years away from finally detecting dark matter thanks to a new kind of detector that acts like a ...

"Globular clusters are often used as a proxy to estimate the amount of dark matter a galaxy contains," said Buzzo. "For some reason this galaxy (FCC 224) has an unusual number of luminous clusters ...

An international team of astronomers has solved one of the longstanding cosmic mysteries by uncovering direct evidence of a ...

Related: What is dark matter? First spotted in 2024, FCC 224 is a dwarf galaxy that boasts a dozen luminous, tightly bound clusters of stars — an unusually rich population for its size ...