The Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Breaking Physics and JWST’s New Data Makes It Worse
New data confirms a puzzling rift in the universe's expansion rate.
Tag: dark energy
DESI’s New Findings Confirm Einstein’s Gravity Works Over Billions of Light-Years
That Einstein guy really was smart.
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.
Dark energy camera shows ghostly remains of massive zombie star explosion
This incredible image captures the ghost of a supernova 100 light-years across.
This is the most detailed 3D map of the universe
It will help scientists better understand dark energy and the unnerving expansion of the universe.
What Is Dark Energy?
Dark energy accounts for as much as 72% of the Universe's matter and energy content and drives the accelerating expansion ...
Astronomers map over 100 million galaxies to crack dark matter and dark energy puzzle
The Dark Energy Survey has delivered its first results providing one of the most detailed pictures of the Universe ever ...
We know something more about dark energy: it isn’t a fundamental force
We still don't know what dark energy *is*, but we found out another thing it isn't.
Oxford scientist may have finally solved dark matter riddle — the universe might be made out of a ‘negative mass’ fluid
If proven right, this theory could be one of the most important developments in 21st-century physics.
Dark matter may be a manifestation of extremely advanced alien life, researchers suggest
Probably the most interesting you're going to read today.
This is what a simulation of the universe looks like
The image above is a timeline with each frame showcasing a stage in our Universe's evolution, from humble beginning to ...
First dark matter map spots the invisible substance that might help form galaxies
This is the first map in a series of maps that will be stitched together to form a grand picture ...
Surprising Link Found Between Dark Matter and Black Holes
Dark matter and black holes are some of the most mysterious things in the Universe, so a connection between the ...
New study suggests Big Bang never occurred, Universe existed forever
Climate change is a threat to all life and vegetation here on Earth, but some places are worse off than ...
Study shows Dark Energy is erasing Dark Matter
A newly published study has revealed that dark matter is being swallowed up by dark energy, offering valuable data not only ...
Researchers create a remarkably accurate model of our Universe and its evolution
The Illustris project took 5 years of software development and 3 months running on 8000 processors - but it sure was ...
Most convincing evidence for Dark Matter found – still not conclusive
Scientists have been analyzing high-energy gamma rays originating from the center of our galaxy and they've reported that there's a ...
The most accurate map of the Universe suggests it’s ‘flat’ and infinite
Artist impression of BOSS map, complete with a view of the intergalactic 'ruler'. (c) BOSS A new map of a ...
MIT ‘DarkLight’ experiment seeks to create dark matter in the lab
Mysterious and elusive, dark matter has escaped scientists time and time again; yet confirming its existence is quintessential to current ...
Massive dark energy survey launched set to probe its secrets
Dark energy is the mysterious force that drives the Universe's expansion at an ever increased pace. Probing and understanding this ...
Bono’s thoughts on outer space lead to thoughts on inner space
Bono of U2 recently let it be known that he was a student of astrophysics (yes, truly!). Upon meeting the ...
A simple theory explains what dark matter might be made of
Most certainly, one of the top goals in physics today is proving the existence of dark matter - the elusive ...
Extremely rare double Einstein ring imaged by Hubble
(c) NASA/ESA Hubble just never ceases to surprise. The latest astronomical find discovered using the ever resourceful space telescope is ...
The Big Bang didn’t need God to happen, says Stephen Hawking @ Caltech. Also, dark matter discovery seen as most immediate goal
Renowned physicist, famous for his study of black holes, galaxies and for authoring a popular book on the origin of the ...
Antimatter excess in space hints of tangible evidence of dark matter
A $1.6 billion cosmic ray experiment on the International Space Station has come across evidence of antimatter in space, a remarkable ...
Map of the earliest recorded light paints broad picture of the ancient Universe
Cosmic microwave background seen by Planck. (c) ESA Using the incredible Planck cosmology probe astronomers at the European Space Agency have assembled ...
NASA teams up with ESA to discover dark matter
The American (NASA) and European (ESA) space agency have teamed up to create a new spacecraft that will hold a ...
Physicists create negative temperature state – thermodynamic laws still stand
Well, the year really kicked off in style. This research is really next level physics, and in order to understand ...
Superhot filaments of gas connect galaxy clusters
Galaxy clusters Abell 399 (lower centre) and Abell 401 (top left). The galaxy pair is located about a billion light-years ...
Dark energy influence on the Universe like a roller coster ride
(c) NASA Scientists with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II) have used a novel technique to peer through the nature of ...
Astrophysicists create giant map of dark matter
Dark matter is a type of matter which astrophysicists believe covers the greater part of the Universe's mass. However, dark ...
The first images from the world’s most powerful camera [STUNNING PHOTOS]
The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) is the most powerful sky survey instrument yet built, a collaborative international effort which took more ...
Survey reveals how dark energy expanded and shaped the Universe
Encompassing years worth of work, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) has now precisely measured the distance between over a quarter ...
‘El Gordo’ – largest galaxy cluster ever seen, is colliding and growing
Galaxy clusters are the biggest stable structures in our Universe that we know of, typically containing 50 to 1000 galaxies. ...
Europe to lead ambitious Sun mission
Europe aims for the stars: known as the Solar Orbiter will fly towards the Sun and get closer to it ...
Supercomputer simulation confirms Universe formation model
Astronomers at UC Santa Cruz have set a new benchmark for cosmological research for decades to come maybe, after successfully simulating ...
Astronomers plot largest 3D map of the Universe
Unveiled this past weekend, astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have created a 3D map of the Universe using ...
