Dark Energy
Astronomers Now Closer to Understanding Dark Energy
Understanding something we can’t see has been a problem that astronomers have overcome in the past. Now, a group of…
New Technique Could Track Down Dark Energy
[/caption] From an NRAO press release: Dark energy is thescientists have given to what is causing the Universe…
This is Getting Boring: General Relativity Passes Yet another Big Test!
[/caption] Published in 1915, Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR) passed its first big test just a few years later,…
Using Gravitational Lensing to Measure Age and Size of Universe
[/caption] Handy little tool, this gravitational lensing! Astronomers have used it to measure the shape of stars, look for exoplanets,…
Dark Matter in Distant Galaxy Groups Mapped for the First Time
[/caption] Galaxy density in the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) field, with colors representing the redshift of the galaxies, ranging from…
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ESA’s Tough Choice: Dark Matter, Sun Close Flyby, Exoplanets (Pick Two)
Key questions relevant to fundamental physics and cosmology, namely the nature of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter (Euclid);…
Universe to WMAP: ΛCDM Rules, OK?
[/caption] The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) science team has finished analyzing seven full years' of data from the little…
New Search for Dark Energy Goes Back in Time
[/caption] Baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) sounds like it could be technobabble from a Star Trek episode. BAO is real, but…
Variability in Type 1A Supernovae Has Implications for Studying Dark Energy
[/caption] The discovery of dark energy, a mysterious force that is accelerating the expansion of the universe, was based on…
New Cosmic “Yardstick” Could Help Understand Dark Energy
[/caption] A new method for measuring large astronomical distances is providing researchers with a cosmic yardstick to determine precisely how…