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Astronomers have found that mysterious dark energy may originate in black holes.
Australian astronomers are part of a prize-winning team that was the first to pinpoint the location of a fast radio burst. But there is much we still don’t know about these mysterious bursts.
Dark energy is probably a sea of constant energy in empty space itself, according to new research.
More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter.
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Today on the podcast, we explore what we know about dark energy, believed to be responsible for the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe.
A study has suggested that the universe is curved like a sphere rather than flat, which may unleash a major crisis in cosmology.
Will we have to rewrite Einstein’s theory of gravity? The DESI experiment could find out.
The rate of the universe’s expansion is in dispute. But a new kind of measurement offers hope.
Forget about dark matter and dark energy, new research suggests that the existence of ‘dark fluid’ may solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics.
By sharing a location with the SKA, HIRAX will be able to conduct science in “radio-clear” skies across its wide frequency range.
From a mysterious energy of empty space to parallel universes, cosmology’s view of ‘nothing’ is anything but boring.
New observations show we don’t really understand the universe’s expansion.
The pull created by a black hole is so strong that if you get too close to one – even if you are travelling away from it at the fastest speed it is possible to go – you will never be able escape.
Pretty much as soon as we understood what galaxies were, we realised they are all moving away from each other. And the ones that are further away are moving faster. In short, the universe is expanding.
Cosmologists who were hoping to be the next Einstein have had to bin their theories.
Controversial new study challenges contemporary thinking about what the universe is made of.
We still can’t see the dark matter thought to make up about a quarter of the universe, but at least now we have a map of its structure.
Is dark energy just an illusion, as is often suggested? To resolve the dilemma, interpreting the basic principles of general relativity in a complex Universe may need a rethink.
The universe is expanding faster than expected, but we don’t know what’s driving it. Here are a few of the possible explanations, from dark energy to a modification of general relativity.
Dark energy is a completely unknown source making up 70% of the universe. Will any of the new projects designed to find out what it is succeed?
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