Dark Energy
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Exotic 'Early Dark Energy' Could Be the Missing Link That Explains the Universe's Expansion
By Mara Johnson-Groh published
Measures of the universe's expansion taken from different sources don't match. An exotic form of dark energy particles could be the reason why.
Dark Energy Gets Weirder: Mysterious Force May Vary Over Time
By Mike Wall published
Dark energy is even more mysterious than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.
Aliens May Be Rearranging Stars to Fight Dark Energy, Awesome Study Suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
Advanced alien civilizations might be towing distant starts to their local galaxies to thwart dark energy … and that's how we'll find them.
Dark Energy May Lurk in the Nothingness of Space
By Jesse Emspak published
The vacuum of empty space may be roiling with energy that drives the expansion of space itself, a new hypothesis proposes.
Does Dark Energy Spring From the 'Quantum Vacuum?'
By Mike Wall published
The mysterious dark energy that's driving the universe's accelerated expansion may have its roots in the background "vacuum energy" that pervades all of the cosmos, a new study suggests.
Donated Spy Satellite Telescope Would Suit NASA Dark Energy Mission, Report Finds
By Miriam Kramer published
Using one of two donated spy telescopes would improve NASA's WFIRST mission, a report concludes.
Dark Energy Hunter: 7 Questions for Nobel Prize Winner Saul Perlmutter
By Clara Moskowitz published
Saul Perlmutter won the 2011 Nobel physics prize for helping discover that the universe's expansion was accelerating.
NASA Joins European Dark Energy Mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA will provide detectors for one of the Euclid mission's instruments.
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