Huge Dark Energy survey charts largest 3D map of the universe stretching 11 billion years. The results could change physics
Scientists thought dark energy was constant. This groundbreaking study suggests otherwise.
Scientists thought dark energy was constant. This groundbreaking study suggests otherwise.
This incredible image captures the ghost of a supernova 100 light-years across.
It will help scientists better understand dark energy and the unnerving expansion of the universe.
Dark energy accounts for as much as 72% of the Universe's matter and energy content and drives the accelerating expansion ...
The Dark Energy Survey has delivered its first results providing one of the most detailed pictures of the Universe ever ...
We still don't know what dark energy *is*, but we found out another thing it isn't.
If proven right, this theory could be one of the most important developments in 21st-century physics.
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The image above is a timeline with each frame showcasing a stage in our Universe's evolution, from humble beginning to ...
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Artist impression of BOSS map, complete with a view of the intergalactic 'ruler'. (c) BOSS A new map of a ...
Mysterious and elusive, dark matter has escaped scientists time and time again; yet confirming its existence is quintessential to current ...
Dark energy is the mysterious force that drives the Universe's expansion at an ever increased pace. Probing and understanding this ...
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(c) NASA/ESA Hubble just never ceases to surprise. The latest astronomical find discovered using the ever resourceful space telescope is ...
Renowned physicist, famous for his study of black holes, galaxies and for authoring a popular book on the origin of the ...
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The American (NASA) and European (ESA) space agency have teamed up to create a new spacecraft that will hold a ...
Well, the year really kicked off in style. This research is really next level physics, and in order to understand ...
Galaxy clusters Abell 399 (lower centre) and Abell 401 (top left). The galaxy pair is located about a billion light-years ...
(c) NASA Scientists with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II) have used a novel technique to peer through the nature of ...
Dark matter is a type of matter which astrophysicists believe covers the greater part of the Universe's mass. However, dark ...
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) is the most powerful sky survey instrument yet built, a collaborative international effort which took more ...
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Europe aims for the stars: known as the Solar Orbiter will fly towards the Sun and get closer to it ...
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