The question of what existed before the Big Bang has baffled scientists for years. While theBig Bang is thought to have ...

The rest of the universe appears to be made of a mysterious, invisible substance called dark matter (25 percent) and a force that repels gravity known as dark energy (70 percent). Scientists have ...

Dugan is replacing Rich Gagliano, who is moving to executive chairman after 18 months in charge of the now stand-alone ...

"We are able to measure the local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements for the first time." Dark matter, widely known as the universe's most mysterious stuff, is rarer on ...

Mysterious Phenomenon at Center of Galaxy Could Reveal New Kind of Dark Matter Mar. 10, 2025 — A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark ...

“Dark matter” is the shorthand explanation for stars and galaxies moving much more quickly than the gravity of their luminous matter should allow. Let’s not forget “dark energy,” too ...

"Finding dark matter would unlock an entirely new chapter in our understanding of the universe." As the hunt for dark matter, the universe's most common yet most mysterious "stuff," continues ...

a European mission studying dark matter and dark energy, are spectacularly beautiful—and scientifically promising ...