Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark energy is one of the most mysterious concepts in all of the cosmos. We know very little about what it is but it just might ...

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 ...

According to physics, the universe and everything in it can be explained by just a handful of equations. They’re difficult equations, all right, but their simplest feature is also the most mysterious ...

The long-standing problem of the cosmological constant, described both as “the worst prediction in the history of physics” and by Einstein as his “biggest blunder”, is being tackled with renewed ...

For a generation, cosmologists have worked with a simple story: the universe is not only expanding, it is expanding faster ...

As I finished my PhD in 1992, the universe was full of mystery – we didn’t even know exactly what it is made of. One could argue that cosmologists had made little progress in our understanding of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Physicists have deduced subtle hints that the mysterious “dark” energy that drives the universe to expand faster and faster may be ...

The cosmological constant has plagued physicists for more than a century. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There is a fundamental ...

Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their fringe cosmological models, we should note what this new study doesn't overturn.

Luz Ángela García is an astrophysicist who dreams of cracking the ultimate cosmological conundrum : why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at ...

Physicists are now celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cosmological constant. On this occasion, two recent articles highlight its role in modern physics and cosmology. Before becoming widely ...

A trio of physicists play with the math that describes Bose Einstein condensates. Hidden down behind the BEC's couch, they found a fake cosmological constant that they could use to show why our ...