Dark matter could be a type of matter in the universe that does not emit, absorb or reflect detectable light and appears to ...

Astronomers have observed the longest-lasting central engine activity ever recorded from a gamma-ray burst. The burst ...

A cosmic explosion detected on July 4, 2025, began with a 0.4-second gamma-ray burst and then continued glowing in softer ...

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Department of Physics and the Hong Kong Institute for ...

Astronomers have found strong evidence that some mysterious, minutes-long X-ray flashes are produced when two neutron stars ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for direct evidence of dark matter—one of the key missing pieces of our theoretical ...

Einstein Probe avoids that delay by monitoring a wide area of the sky at soft X-ray energies. On July 4, 2025, the ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the Universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of these bursts are observed to flash and fade within a few seconds to minutes ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...