The rapid acceleration of the universe’s expansion continues to challenge our understanding of fundamental physics. Why the ...

This updated model focuses on how the density of dark energy and the pace of star formation work together to influence the chance of life emerging. This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a ...

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 ...

When it comes to understanding the universe, what we know is only a sliver of the whole picture.

One of the greatest mysteries in cosmology is the nature of what we refer to as dark energy. This mysterious force drives the expansion of the universe to accelerate. Dark energy is an unknown ...

Dark energy is one of the most mysterious features of our universe – we don’t know what it is, but it controls how the universe is expanding, as well as its ultimate fate. Now, a study of millions of ...

Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the investigation of dark energy.

In a new study, scientists began pondering a pretty wild question: What if black holes can convert dead star matter into dark energy, the mystery force driving the acceleration of the expansion of the ...

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New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it. Using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or ...

The approach takes cues from the famous Drake Equation, which once guided the search for alien civilizations. This updated model focuses on how the density of dark energy and the pace of star ...