In an unprecedented step, researchers crafted a detailed model compatible with the universe’s accelerated expansion.

To check these predictions, the DES had to combine all four of the methods of investigating dark energy: study of signals ...

The most difficult thing about learning the dark energy is that the dark matter does not present itself directly; it only ...

The universe seems to be spinning, and that could explain what dark energy is and why it's weakening while revealing our ...

DESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope, shown here beneath star trails. (Credit: KPNO ...

The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

In the wake of bombshell findings that suggest dark energy might be weakening as the universe expands, physicists are considering replacing the standard cosmological model of the universe with exotic ...

The birth, growth and future of our universe are eternally fascinating. In the last decades, telescopes have been able to observe the skies with unprecedented precision and sensitivity. Our research ...

"These results from the Dark Energy Survey shine new light on our understanding of the universe and its expansion." ...

By studying ripples in space-time, physicists are testing wheather dark energy might stem from hidden dimensions, elusive ...

Last spring, a team of nearly 1,000 cosmologists announced that dark energy — the enigmatic agent propelling the universe to swell in size at an ever-increasing rate — might be slackening. The ...

Stars are still forming in the blue centre of the Messier 78 stellar nursery, emerging from the orange clouds at the bottom. — © AFP Stars are still forming in the ...