New theoretical studies propose that dark dwarfs substellar objects radiating annihilation from dark matter can offer an ...

"Dark dwarfs" may sound like a new race of Sauron-worshipping Middle-Earth dwellers, but it's actually a new type of stellar ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion—but by the annihilation of dark matter deep ...

The search for dark matter requires all the best models, theories, and ideas we can throw at it. A new paper by Julia Monika ...

This particular isotope burns away quickly inside stars due to their intense heat. But in cooler objects like brown dwarfs, ...

Dark matter is one of Nature’s most confounding mysteries. It keeps particle physicists up at night and cosmologists glued to their supercomputer simulations. We know it’s real because its mass ...

Astronomers propose dark dwarfs—objects powered by dark matter annihilation—may exist near the galactic center, offering key clues about WIMPs.

The latest experiment also represents the first time the LZ team applied a technique called “salting,” in which false WIMP ...

Despite decades of searching, scientists still haven’t found the elusive substance that holds galaxies together: dark matter.

Caltech’s upcoming Astronomy on Tap event on July 14, 2025 will discuss dark matter and supernovae. By Why do scientists ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...