New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution in our galaxy than previously thought and that advances dark matter’s status as potential source of the observed gamma ray excess in ...

Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified what could be a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A mysterious diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of the ...

Most supermassive black holes don’t just swallow up matter, they eject it, sometimes in spectacular jets of super heated plasma. Sagittarius A* at the center of our galaxy has seemed oddly quiet, ...

The annual United Way campaign is a tradition in Lufkin that helps raise funds to lend a hand to a variety of organizations throughout the community. Traditionally running just ahead of the holiday ...

Malorie Thorson, who grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wright County, was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, the eve of the Minnesota State Fair. Thorson, a 20-year-old dairy ...

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky. Spectators will have the best luck on cloud-free nights and in locations away from ...

Recently, the Chilean night sky was illuminated by the glow of the Milky Way galaxy as it was seen above the domes of telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a facility of ...

MURPHY, N.C. — Once a stopover for gas and perhaps a fast-food burger on the way to rafting the Nantahala River or hiking the mountains around Asheville and other destinations east, the small town of ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. What you're looking at when the Milky Way is visible is the bright center of our galaxy with billions of ...

Scientists have built detailed Milky Way simulations under strange new physical laws to probe dark matter, revealing how different versions of the universe might behave and helping us get closer to ...

Chattanooga Room in the Inn, a transitional shelter serving women and children experiencing homelessness, is seeking community support after learning that two of its four HVAC units are nearing total ...