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

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

Brown dwarfs are too small to sustain the nuclear fusion that powers most stars, so they cool and fade over time. But if they ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captures the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).

Astronomers have studied the globular cluster 47 Tucanae extensively, but still have many questions. It may have an ...

Dark dwarfs, stars composed of dark matter, may be the optimal objects in which to finally discover physical dark matter in the real world.

Deep in the constellation Canes Venatici, also called the Hunting Dogs, lies the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. It's part of the M94 galaxy group, near a group of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The other half got sped up in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is the closest galaxy to our own. (Han notes that while many people think of Andromeda as the closest galaxy, it's ...

A high-speed crash between two dwarf galaxies might explain a unique feature in space – and provide useful information on ...

A dwarf galaxy just might upend the Milky Way’s predicted demise. The Large Magellanic Cloud could prevent a smashup between the Milky Way and Andromeda.

Alternative to fireworks? Stargazers could instead catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way ...