Imagine a star powered not by nuclear fusion, but by one of the universe’s greatest mysteries—dark matter. Scientists have ...

"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...

This particular isotope burns away quickly inside stars due to their intense heat. But in cooler objects like brown dwarfs, ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

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Dark matter remains one of science's deepest mysteries. It makes up about 25% of our universe, yet scientists only observe ...

Some faint stars may not burn with fusion but with dark matter itself. These "dark dwarfs" could be the long-awaited clue to what makes up most of the universe.

Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the ...

This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

Astronomers want to unlock the secrets of the "Cosmic Dawn" by sending a miniature spacecraft to listen out for an "ancient ...