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New simulations reveal the glow at Milky Way’s heart may come from dark matter, challenging long-held cosmic theories.

An international team of astronomers has created the first-ever large-scale maps of a mysterious form of matter, known as ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

A chat with former Halo Wars creator James Miller about his new space 4X, which strikes a careful balance between realism and ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.

By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of ...

New AI-enhanced images of Sgr A*, showing that our galaxy's black hole spins rapidly and tilts slightly toward Earth.

A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the theory that dark matter could be the source.

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For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused astronomers. This mysterious ...

There’s the infamous zoo hypothesis, which supposes that advanced aliens know about our planet but stay away to let us evolve ...