Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a cloud of dark matter and gas ...

Scientists from Caltech have developed ‘a new type of matter,’ which they are calling polycatenated architected materials, or PAMs. This new matter doesn’t occur naturally, and uses chainmail-like ...

If a new research paper’s theory is correct, then there should be a much higher population of very small, very luminous galaxies in the early universe. With everything we learn about the nature of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Physicists have discovered an exotic new state of matter that takes the form of a highly ordered ...

Dark matter clumps could act as stellar lampshades, drifting between Earth and distant stars, dimming them by an almost imperceptible amount, a new study suggests. If this idea is correct, such "dark ...

Spiral galaxies, like Messier 77 shown here, helped astronomers learn about the existence of dark matter. NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven, CC BY Imagine an epic video game with your favorite hero as a ...