Dark matter is a confounding concept that teeters on the leading edges of cosmology and physics. We don't know what it is or how exactly it fits into our understanding of the universe. We only know ...

Physicists today need to jettison the all-too-attractive myth that they are uncovering the hidden reality of our Universe ...

Using a telescope at Kitt Peak, scientists have produced the largest 3D map of the universe ever made and uncovered ...

New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh evidence that the enigmatic and invisible cosmic force called dark energy – responsible for the universe’s ...

A new analysis of astronomical data suggests unknown physics is at work assisting dark energy in acting almost as ...

The Simons Observatory, a most advanced network of telescopes aimed at mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with unprecedented precision, has reached a major milestone: the Large Aperture ...

But what is a solar eclipse? Think of it as a supercharged new moon, one that occurs when the moon passes between the sun the ...

A mix of familiar events and films, a live talk about dark matter and a “Dome After Dark” audiovisual/musical performance dot ...

Vivian Poulin asks if the tension between a direct measurement of the Hubble constant and constraints from the early universe ...

If dark energy continues to weaken, the accelerating expansion of the universe could slow — and possibly reverse. In that ...

The universe is expanding at an accelerated rate and our current best theories to explain this is a mysterious form of energy ...

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.