Dark Energy

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…

14 years ago

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,…

15 years ago

Quintessence

Quintessence is one idea – hypothesis – of what dark energy is (remember that dark energy is the shorthand expression…

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago

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…

15 years ago