For the first time, astronomers have detected dark matter hanging from massive filaments that stretch across the universe and form a "cosmic web" that trap galaxies like morning dew on a spiderweb.

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. Their shape and structure encode vital information about the contents and history of the ...

The majority of our evidence for dark matter’s existence comes from observing visible (or baryonic) matter that does not ...

Detecting dark matter, the elusive type of matter predicted to account for most of the universe's mass, has so far proved to ...

galaxies will form where there are large concentrations of dark matter (and hence stronger gravity) present. So far, the DES analysis backs this up: the maps show large filaments of matter along which ...

A new study on exploding stars has provided the first evidence for an alternative model of the universe, known as Timescape.

A fuzzy form of dark matter may clump up to become the cores of galaxies, according to new research. The traditional dark matter hypothesis, that it's some form of cold, massive particle that ...

Observing the interactions between dark matter and so-called "dark photons" during a period after the Big Bang called the "cosmic dawn" could help shed light on the universe's most mysterious and ...