For a quarter century, cosmology has rested on a simple but audacious idea: that a fixed “cosmological constant” drives the universe’s accelerating expansion. Now a new wave of data is forcing ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every ...

The biggest news in cosmology in recent years is that dark energy may be fading away. The biggest news in cosmology in recent years is that the mysterious universe-accelerating entity we call dark ...

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New research suggests that relic black holes from before the big bang may still shape galaxies today. These black holes could explain dark matter, one of the biggest unsolved questions in cosmology.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain.

DESI's 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every dot is a galaxy. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Share The great ...