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cosmology
Nature
2 weeks ago
OMG science

Dark energy is tearing the Universe apart. What if the force is weakening?

Dark energy might be weakening over time, challenging long-held cosmological beliefs. [ more ]
WIRED
2 weeks ago
OMG science

The Mysterious 'Dark' Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding

The largest map of the cosmos hints that dark energy, known as the cosmological constant, may be changing over billions of years. [ more ]
Futurism
1 month ago
Data science

Top Astronomers Gather to Confront Possibility They Were Very Wrong About the Universe

Astronomers question fundamental aspects of universe's understanding, including the theory of constant rate of expansion formulated in 1922. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 month ago
Science

NASA releases free e-book on Hubble space mysteries

NASA released a free e-book 'Hubble Focus: The Dark Universe' exploring dark matter and dark energy learnings from the Hubble Space Telescope missions. [ more ]
The Verge
3 months ago
OMG science

How supernovae are helping uncover the mysteries of dark energy

Only 5 percent of the universe is made up of visible matter, while 27 percent is dark matter and 68 percent is dark energy.
Scientists are studying the mysteries of dark energy by analyzing data from the Dark Energy Survey, focusing on Type 1a supernovae to measure the expansion of the universe. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago
Science

China Delays Launch of Its Xuntian Space Telescope

China has postponed the launch of its Xuntian Space Telescope to mid-2025.
Xuntian will join other telescopes to survey distant galaxies and test theories of dark matter and dark energy.
China is domestically developing all five instruments on Xuntian, which is a significant scientific facility. [ more ]
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Futurism
4 weeks ago
Data science

Physicists Suggest Universe Is Full of Material Moving Faster Than Light

Tachyons as potential faster-than-light particles challenge current cosmological models, with implications for explaining dark matter and universe's expansion. [ more ]
Inverse
4 months ago
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Einstein's "Greatest Mistake" Could Actually Help Explain Why the Universe Is Expanding So Quickly

Only 5% of the universe is made up of "normal" matter that we can see
Dark energy, which makes up 70% of the universe, is believed to be causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Data science

Massive Cosmic Map Suggests Dark Energy Is Even Weirder Than We Thought

Dark energy's acceleration of cosmic expansion may be evolving over time, challenging previous assumptions. [ more ]
Futurism
3 months ago
OMG science

Our Universe Is Swallowing Baby Parallel Universes As It Expands, Scientists Suggest

The universe's expansion could be caused by it swallowing 'baby' parallel universes, rather than dark energy.
This new study offers an alternative explanation for the rapid inflation of our universe after the Big Bang. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Unprecedented Supernova Survey Underscores Dark Energy Mystery

The universe's expansion is actually speeding up, contrary to expectations and theories on gravity.
Dark energy, the force driving cosmic acceleration, remains a mystery and may require rethinking our understanding of gravity. [ more ]
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