Scientist may have finally found dark matter after 95 years
For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for dark matter — the fundamental, invisible substance believed to…
Astronomers Hope a Mysterious Glow in the Milky Way Is What They Think It Is
For all the discoveries we’re making of faraway galaxies, we’re still struggling to fully understand our own galaxy, the…
Astronomers Just Found a Record-Breaking Space Explosion That Makes No Sense
If you’ve been following Gizmodo’s astrophysics coverage, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: Scientists study a cosmic phenomenon and…
What happens when you cross the point of no return?
Black holes form when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel and collapse under their own gravity. This collapse…