Dark Energy Is More Real than Ever

Approximately a decade ago astronomers discovered that not only is the universe expanding in space-time, but also that this expansion is accelerating. Since there was no explanation to why this is happening, they proposed the concept of dark energy, a form of energy that makes up about 75 per... [ read more >> ]

CMB map showing significantly higher temperature variations, probably due to dark energy. Supervoids are in blue, while the superclusters are pictured in red

Image comment: CMB map showing significantly higher temperature variations, probably due to dark energy. Supervoids are in blue, while the superclusters are pictured in red
Image credits: Granett/Neyrinck/Szapudi/NASA/SDSS

CMB map showing significantly higher temperature variations, probably due to dark energy. Supervoids are in blue, while the superclusters are pictured in red