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 ...

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 ...

This analysis, combined with other astrophysical data, offers mounting evidence that the impact of dark energy may be weakening over time and that the standard model of how the universe works may ...

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 ...

Here’s how it works. New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) are the most precise "baby pictures" to date of the cosmos' "first steps" toward forming ...

Universal Orlando has released some of the first genuine, ground-level photos of its Epic Universe theme park, which is about two months away from its grand opening. The images provide the first ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime! Universal Orlando’s brand-new theme park, Epic Universe, is set to open its doors this spring! It will be Universal's fourth theme park ...