Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is estimated to account for most of ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

Now physicists from the University of Washington are taking a big swing at answering that question. All matter exerts gravitational force. The more mass the object has, the greater the force. Yet, a ...

Neutrinos are one of the most mysterious particles in the universe, often called "ghost particles" because they rarely ...

Rhea looks like a frozen, quiet world — but the deeper scientists investigate, the stranger Saturn’s second-largest moon becomes. Its surface is scarred by ancient impacts, mysterious lines, and ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms. Scientists have created the first detailed maps of ...

Solar eclipses have always drawn global interest, often inviting questions about how much light they actually block and whether they can darken the entire planet. As the world looks ahead to the total ...