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Aug 20, 2024

Something Is Wrong with Dark Energy, Physicists Say

Posted by in categories: cosmology, physics

Cosmic surveys suggest the force pulling the universe apart might not be constant after all.

By Rebecca Boyle

Imagine sitting in the center of a firework that has just exploded. After the first flash of light and heat, sparks fly off in all directions, with some streaming together into fiery filaments and others fading quickly into cold, ashy oblivion. After a moment more, the smoke is all that remains—the echo, if you will, of the firework’s big bang.

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