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

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new way to investigate dark matter by studying faint radio waves from the ...

About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.

Very early dark energy (vEDE) may have accelerated the universe’s expansion just 380,000 years after the Big Bang, new ...

What if I told you that while you can't see dark matter, maybe you can hear it? I know, I know, it sounds crazy…and it is ...

This weekend, the Adler Planetarium is taking visitors on two fascinating journeys — one exploring the science and mystery of ...

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 ...

The award “recognises and encourages young scientists up to the age of 45 years who have made an exceptional contribution in ...

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

A mysterious gamma-ray glow from the Milky Way's core has scientists divided. While pulsars were the leading theory, new ...

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The aptly named SWEET project was developed by a team of researchers to use sugar crystals for detecting hypothetical light ...