For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical ...

The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

Dark matter is an enigmatic form of matter not expected to emit light, yet it is essential to understanding how the rich ...

Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it ...

A team of astronomers used an "Earth-sized super telescope" to detect an object that emits no light, via gravitational ...

“If you wanted to take a picture of the rocket as it flew past, you would have to take into account that the light from ...

Discovery: An international team has discovered a dark object in the distant universe that has one million times the mass of ...

A stronomers have broken two records in one thanks to an incredible serendipitous alignment of cosmic objects. It's the ...

Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe.

Some things we see in space appear to outpace light. Now we are learning to harness these bizarre optical illusions to ...

Meanwhile, your entire existence (and the existence of any object) can be plotted on what’s called a world line, a curving ...

No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp ...