Dark Energy
Astronomers can use Pulsars to Measure Tiny Changes of Acceleration Within the Milky Way, Scanning Internally for Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Dark matter within our galaxy is difficult to map, but a team of astronomers has used pulsars to measure its…
One of These Pictures Is the Brain, the Other is the Universe. Can You Tell Which is Which?
“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in…
A New Telescope is Ready to Start Searching for Answers to Explain Dark Energy
Back in 2015, construction began on a new telescope called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). Later this year, it…
A New Test Confirms Dark Energy and the Expansion of the Universe
Our measurements of dark energy give contradictory results. A new study confirms dark energy, but suggests it is more strange…
Hundreds of New Gravitational Lenses Discovered to Help Study the Distant Universe
General relativity tells us that everything, even light, is affected by the mass of an object. When a beam of…
New observations show that the Universe might not be expanding at the same rate in all directions
When we look at the world around us, we see patterns. The Sun rises and sets. The seasons cycle through…
The Chemicals That Make Up Exploding Stars Could Help Explain Away Dark Energy
Astronomers have a dark energy problem. On the one hand, we've known for years that the universe is not just…
WFIRST Passes an Important Milestone, it’s Time to Begin Development and Testing
Soon, astronomers and astrophysicists will have more observing power than they know what to do with. Not only will the…
There’s a new method to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, but it doesn’t resolve the Crisis in Cosmology
In a recent post I wrote about a study that argued dark energy isn't needed to explain the redshifts of…
This Simulation Shows what We’ll be Able to See with WFIRST
NASA has given us a taste of what the WFIRST will be able to see when it takes to space,…