The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to study NGC 1052-DF2 — a galaxy that is lacking dark matter. Credit: NASA's Goddard ...

Although dark matter is invisible, its various effects can still sometimes be seen—such as in this Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster Abell 370 some four billion light-years from ...

But understanding what dark matter is remains an active area of research. With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel ...

Dark matter "lampshades" could slip between Earth and distant stars, causing tiny amounts of dimming that may help explain one of the greatest puzzles in science. Skip to main content.

Several other groups already had galaxy simulations they were using to do other science, so the team asked one to see their data. When they found the dark matter imprint they were looking for ...

Vera Rubin was the GOAT of dark matter. How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” The telescope mount ...

Although dark matter is invisible, its various effects can still sometimes be seen—such as in this Hubble Space Telescope image of the galaxy cluster Abell 370 some four billion light-years from ...