The new research suggests an alternative origin. Dark matter could have instead been born extremely hot, opening up ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed unexpected features in the early universe, including ...

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New research explores how dark stars, powered by dark matter, could account for puzzling observations from the early universe ...

The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study ...

Researchers, in a recent Physical Review Letters paper, introduce a new mechanism that may finally allow ultralight dark photons to be considered serious candidates for dark matter, with promising ...

These dark matter cycles would have quickly died out, but first would have affected the beginning of "cosmic dawn" when the first ordinary matter galaxies formed from primordial gas that was drawn ...

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the "Cosmic Dawn" by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the moon. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

The investigation of cosmic rays and their potential connection with dark matter occupies a central role in contemporary astrophysics. Recent experimental and theoretical advances have refined our ...

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the 'Cosmic Dawn' by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient whisper" on the far side of the Moon. The proposed mission will study the ...