New simulations suggest dark matter could explain the mysterious gamma-ray glow at the Milky Way’s center. The findings show that the galaxy’s early mergers may have shaped dark matter in a way that ...

In the 1960s, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed a treaty banning nuclear weapons tests ...

In a remarkable cosmic event, astronomers have detected a black hole-star merger that has resulted in the longest gamma-ray ...

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an ...

Astronomers have discovered the longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, revealing that a black hole literally consumed a star ...

This July, astronomers were left reeling by an event unlike anything seen before: a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that repeated four ...

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

Uncover the mystery of the gamma ray glow at the Milky Way's center. New simulations suggest dark matter collisions could ...

Astronomers have detected the first “heartbeat” of a newborn star within a cosmic explosion, revealing a rapidly spinning magnetar and reshaping the understanding of gamma-ray bursts.