The article discusses the cosmic battle between matter and dark energy since the Big Bang. Despite gravitational forces drawing matter together, the universe's expansion has been accelerating due to dark energy. This mysterious force, seen as anti-gravity, becomes more pronounced as space expands, leading to predictions that galaxies will eventually recede beyond our reach, resulting in cosmic isolation. Recent measurements from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument challenge existing theories, suggesting dark energy constitutes about 70% of the universe, dark matter 25%, and ordinary matter only 5%.
“As space expands, matter becomes more spread out, so its influence weakens. Dark energy, as a property of space, remains constant and ultimately prevails.”
“The leading theoretical model predicts an eventual isolation as distant galaxies recede beyond the speed of light, leading to a future of cosmic loneliness.”
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