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Information could be a fundamental part of the universe – and may explain dark energy and dark matter

The story begins with the black hole information paradox. According to relativity, anything that falls into a black hole is ...
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Are dark matter and dark energy only an illusion?

Ask most astronomers, and they'll tell you that dark matter and dark energy make up more than 95 percent of the universe and that they are the explanations for many of the large-scale phenomena we ...

Dark Matter and Dark Energy Don’t Exist, New Study Claims

A new study argues that dark matter and dark energy might be illusions caused by the universe’s forces fading over time. For many years, scientists have thought that dark matter and dark energy make ...
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Evidence mounts that universe's dark energy is changing over time

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh evidence that the enigmatic and invisible cosmic force called dark energy - responsible ...
Phys.org

Is dark energy evolving? Astrophysicists consider the possibilities

Dark energy—the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the universe's greatest mysteries. The most widely accepted theory currently suggests ...
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Black holes may be the source of dark energy: Durham researchers

Durham researchers Dark energy and black holes are possibly two of the most elusive concepts ever analyzed by experts. A ...
New Scientist

Dark energy isn't what we thought – and that may transform the cosmos

Dark energy is one of the most mysterious features of our universe – we don’t know what it is, but it controls how the universe is expanding, as well as its ultimate fate. Now, a study of millions of ...
Astronomy

What we do — and don’t — know about dark energy

Dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe and causes its expansion to accelerate. It's different from dark matter; dark energy pushes space apart, while dark matter pulls things together. We ...
IFLScience

Dark Energy Might Be Changing – This Is What It Means For Our Understanding Of The Cosmos

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Astronomy

Could black holes create dark energy?

A new study suggests observational evidence that matter falling into black holes could be converted into dark energy, a component comprising 70% of the cosmos and accelerating its expansion. This ...
WESH

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought.See an excerpt of an interview in the video aboveAstronomers know ...