Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous — it makes up nearly 70 ...

Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday. If dark ...

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous—it makes up nearly 70% ...

When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, physicists have puzzled over spaghetti's counterintuitive properties. You might think ...

The fate of the universe hinges on the balance between matter and dark energy: the fundamental ingredient that drives its accelerating expansion. New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which involves UCL researchers, has released its most detailed analysis yet of dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating ...

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The universe is ready for its close-up. Breathtaking images of thousands of galaxies taken by a 609-megapixel camera have been released this morning by space officials. The images were taken by ...

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 mysterious force called Dark Energy, which drives the expansion of the Universe, might be changing in a way that challenges our current understanding of time and space, scientists have found.

The evolving cosmos Dark energy and dark matter are two of the universe's most puzzling components. Together they make up roughly 95% of the cosmos, but because they do not interact with light ...

The clearest pictures yet of the newborn cosmos strengthen the prevailing model of the universe but deepen a mystery about its expansion rate. Measurements of this rate, known as the Hubble ...