Dark Matter

Supercluster Ruled By the Pull of Dark Matter

Enough of this small stuff, let's look at the big picture. The really really big picture. In this case, one…

17 years ago

Galaxy Cluster Collision Creates a Dark Matter Core

This strange photograph is a composite image of Abell 520, a massive cluster of galaxies in the process of colliding…

17 years ago

No Stars Shine in This Dark Galaxy

An international team of astronomers have conclusive new evidence that a recently discovered "dark galaxy" is, in fact, an object…

17 years ago

Dark Matter Annihilation at the Centre of the Milky Way

Most of the Universe is a complete and total mystery. And one of these mysteries is dark matter. It's out…

17 years ago

Ring of Dark Matter Discovered Around a Galaxy Cluster

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have turned up a ghostly ring of dark matter, surrounding the aftermath of a…

18 years ago

How Dark Matter Might Have Snuffed Out the First Stars

What role did dark matter play in the early Universe? Since it makes up the majority of matter, it must…

18 years ago

Some Galaxies Are Made Almost Entirely of Dark Matter

When we think of a galaxy, we think of our own Milky Way or perhaps Andromeda; a majestic spiral containing…

18 years ago

Missing Matter Could Be Clouds of Gas

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has located two huge clouds of interstellar hot gas that could partially explain where all the…

20 years ago

Dark Matter Halo Puzzles Astronomers

Astronomers using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory have discovered a huge halo of dark matter around an isolated elliptical galaxy; an…

20 years ago