A new theoretical study proposes that light from distant galaxies could be slightly shifted in color by interactions with dark matter. This shift—either toward red or blue—would depend on the nature ...

Scientists have detected a persistent background hum of gravitational waves. This cosmic hum is a new way to explore the ...

Dark energy is one of those cosmological features that we are still learning about. While we can't see it directly, we can most famously observe its effects on the universe—primarily how it is causing ...

We have not been able to detect dark matter yet, even though there are many aspects of the universe that suggest the existence of invisible matter. In one new theory, it is possible that dark matter ...

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[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]- Dark matter, the elusive substance that makes up about 85% of the universe's mass, remains one of the greatest mysteries in physics. Invisible and undetectable by ...

A blue Earth ascends over the barren surface of the moon, against the black void of space. This famous photograph, Earthrise, was taken on Christmas Eve of 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders.