Dark energy and black holes are two of the most mysterious topics when it comes to space, but they might actually be linked.

The Universe still holds many mysteries, and among the most intriguing are these invisible components known as dark matter and dark energy. For decades, astronomers have estimated that ...

Evidence of this quantum layer may be coming soon. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Physicists are still puzzling over ...

New strategies may soon allow scientists to test dark energy theories within our own solar system, linking cosmic-scale physics to local observation. Science advances through a cycle of proposing ...

For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

Astrophysicists at the University of Chicago have developed physics-based models suggesting that dark energy could be changing over time. Dark energy, the mysterious force causing the universe to ...

Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe ...

Black holes are eaters of all things, even radiation. But what if their rapacious appetites had an unexpected side effect? A new study published in Physical Review Letters suggests that black holes ...

Dark matter is a real pain in the neck. The term dark matter itself refers to a hypothetical substance that seems to solely interact with the rest of the universe via gravity and to serve as the ...

Dark energy—the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the universe's greatest mysteries. The most widely accepted theory currently suggests ...

David Weinberg receives funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA that supports his dark energy research. Ashley Ross receives funding from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to support his ...

"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and annihilate, releasing energy that heats the star." "Dark dwarfs" may sound ...