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 ...

For a quarter century, cosmologists have treated dark energy as a fixed, featureless pressure that steadily drives galaxies ...

An artist’s concept of the dark energy-driven accelerating expansion of the universe. New results suggest dark energy’s influence on cosmic expansion has weakened over time. In 2024 a shockwave ...

A new study suggests observational evidence that matter falling into black holes could be converted into dark energy, a component comprising 70% of the cosmos and accelerating its expansion. This ...

DESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Mayall Telescope, shown here beneath star trails. The fate of the universe hinges on the balance between matter and ...

IN ARIZONA, AT Kitt Peak National Observatory, a telescope has spent three years building a three-dimensional map of the heavens. In examining the light from tens of millions of galaxies, the Dark ...

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Dark energy is the mysterious force that is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, accounting for approximately 70 percent of the total energy and matter content of the cosmos. Yet, ...

The largest-ever 3D map of the cosmos hints that the dark energy that’s fueling the universe’s expansion may be weakening. One community of theoretical physicists expected as much. On the morning of ...

The origin of dark energy has been perplexing scientists for decades. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When astronomers discovered ...