How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer

Scientists are homing in on the nature of dark energy. The big question is whether it's a constant force, which scientists have long thought, or whether the force is weakening.

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How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer

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
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Dark energy: mysterious cosmic force appears to be weakening, say scientists

Findings could open up possibility the universe will end in a reverse big bang or ‘big crunch’, say cosmologists. Explainer: Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe? Dark energy, the ...
The Guardian - 1d
Dark Energy experiment shakes Einstein's theory of Universe

New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.
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New evidence about dark energy may be "cusp of a major discovery"

The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
CBS News - 1d
Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time

The latest Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results fall short of the discovery threshold but strengthen evidence for dynamical dark energy.
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Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought

New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.
The New York Times - 1d
Dark days ahead in Rochester if Daylight Savings Time ends

Mar. 15—Dear Answer Man: Please make time for this one. If Minnesota is forced to stop having Daylight Savings Time in the summer (and so the sun would set an hour earlier than previous summers), ...
Yahoo Sports - 5d
5 years later, long Covid is still a medical mystery. Here's what scientists have learned.

What causes long Covid? Scientists don't fully understand why some develop disabling chronic complications after recovering from the virus. Clues are emerging.
NBC News - Mar. 11
Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and More

Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.
The New York Times - Mar. 10

How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer

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