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Evidence mounts that universe's dark energy is changing over time

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh evidence that the enigmatic and invisible cosmic force called dark energy - responsible ...
Yahoo

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

NEW YORK (AP) — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed ...
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Dark energy turns out to be even weirder than we thought

The universe is a strange place: just 5% of the mass of everything that exists is made up of regular matter. The rest is made up of 25% dark matter and 70% dark energy. Dark matter is already a ...
NPR

Dark energy — which causes the expansion of the universe — may be changing

One of the big mysteries of the universe is how it's expanding. The phenomenon causing that expansion is known as dark energy — and recently, scientists have started to wonder if its changing. Now let ...
NPR

This mysterious energy is everywhere. Scientists still don't know what it is

The universe — everything in existence — is expanding every second! It's only been about a hundred years that humanity has known this, too — that most galaxies are traveling away from us and the ...
IFLScience

How Holographic Dark Energy Could Lead To The End Of The Universe

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
IFLScience

If "Time Big Bangs" Happen All The Time, Forget Dark Energy And Matter, Claims Professor

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Space.com

Dark energy could lead to a second (and third, and fourth) Big Bang, new research suggests

Scientists have proposed a way that the universe could stop expanding, ending in a 'Big Crunch' that resets space and time as we know it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
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Cosmic dark energy may be weakening, astronomers say, raising questions about the fate of the universe

The universe has been expanding ever since the Big Bang almost 14 billion years ago, and astronomers believe a kind of invisible force called dark energy is making it accelerate faster. If the result ...
Astronomy

Are the percentages of dark matter and dark energy stable?

All the atoms and radiation in the universe make up less than 5 percent of its contents. The rest is composed of two invisible, enigmatic entities: dark matter and dark energy. Together they govern ...
Wired

Here Comes Euclid, the Telescope That Will Search for Dark Energy

A new space probe set to launch Saturday morning has the power to shed light on the universe’s biggest questions. If all goes as planned, the Euclid telescope will scan billions of galaxies, poring ...