The mysterious nature of dark matter has always been a point of contention for some scientists. However, a recent simulation using one of the world's most powerful supercomputers has created a mockup of dark matter clumps possibly existing in the inner regions of the Milky Way. Find out more about this dark matter puzzle in our full article after the jump.

"No one dies tonight... so says the Phoenix!" And most definitely, Polaris (the North Star, not the Marvel character) isn't one to die off just yet. See, observations of Polaris over the last century have led scientists to believe that the star was about to switch itself off. Poof. Snap. Boom. Asplode. What have you. I'm not really certain what sound a star makes when it switches itself off (especially since sound doesn't travel well in a space vacuum), and I don't think we'll find out soon from Polaris. Despite the continuous drop in vibrations from the star's surface, it's managed to jump-start its way back to life! Now that's hot.

The fate of the world is in the stars. Literally. Scientists believe galactic motion of the Milky Way is the cause of the rise and fall of species in the Earth. Darwin needs to rework his theory. Details in the full article.

We usually name things after their defining characteristics, such as color. There are exceptions, though. One such exception may be the so-called black hole, which Stephen Hawking theorized as not really being black at all. In fact, professors Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Germain Rousseaux used water to test Hawking's theory. Find out the specifics in the full article after the jump.

Where were you last Tuesday, May 6, just after sunset? If you had swept your binoculars' view across the western horizon at the time, you may have noticed an interesting sight - a "meeting" of celestial bodies. That's right, the planet Mercury and our moon seemed pretty much intertwined. More about the phenomenon in the full article after the jump.

Some of the other planets in the solar system have several moons, while the Earth only has one. If you envy other planets because of this fact, then here's something that may soothe your anxiety: the Earth may have had several other moons in the past. Hit the full article to find out exactly why.

With the vast size of our galaxies, it's easy to get lost in such a massive space, it seems that mini-galaxies have gone missing. Scientists are now wondering where all the mini-galaxies have gone. Have they just disappeared completely? Or have they merged with other galaxies? Details in the full article.

Have you ever wondered what goes on on the inside of a black hole? Wonder no more, as researchers at the National Science Foundation have an idea of the kind of action that takes place within this cosmic phenomenon. It can probably be summed up in one word: corkscrew. More cosmic fury escalates in the full article after the jump.

Few would argue that there are lots of beautiful sights to see in outer space. In fact, one such cosmic wonder is known as the Fox Fur Nebula, which was viewed through the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). Check out the nebula in the full article, after the jump, why don't you?

Don't you love it when things go boom? So would some astronomers, it would seem, as a recent entry in the latest issue of The Astrophysical Journal reflected much of their excitement. You see, a supernova went nuclear some 1,600 centuries ago in a collection of nebulae called the Large Magellanic Cloud, but even now the after effects of the collapse was readily observed. How is that possible? Prepare for another crash lesson on physics and time at the full story.