‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What Astronomers Thought
New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent ...
Oxygen detected in the most distant galaxy ever found
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever found. It’s 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth, ...
Largest 3D map of the universe hints dark energy is becoming weaker, challenging models of the cosmos
Physicists may need to come up with a new theory for how the universe works, after a dark energy experiment has produced ...
Could life end with a 'Big Crunch'? Scientists say mysterious energy that holds together the universe is WEAKENING
It's well known that the universe began in an explosion known as the Big Bang, but scientists now say that it might end with ...
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most ancient known galaxy
Scientists using two enormous telescopes — one on Earth and the other in space — have detected oxygen in the most ancient known galaxy, a star-scape beaming light just 300 million years after the Big ...
Hubble sees a spiral and a star in the constellation Virgo
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...
Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
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Dark energy is even stranger than we thought, new 3D map of the universe suggests. 'What a time to be alive!' (video)
New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that the unknown force accelerating the expansion of ...