A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous nature on Earth may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life.

A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center.

Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.

With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars.

MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.

New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.

Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm.

MIT planetary scientists partner with computer scientists to find exoplanets.

Joseph Formaggio explains the discovery that the ghostly particle must be no more than 1 electronvolt, half as massive as previously thought.

Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”