Posted on 03/23/2025 4:42:09 PM PDT by Twotone
Dark energy, a mysterious force that scientists believe is behind the accelerated expansion of the universe, is weakening — which could result in the universe over the course of billions of years collapsing on itself, according to new research.
An international group of more than 900 researchers studying the expansion of the universe presented their findings on Wednesday during the American Physical Society's Global Physics Summit in Anaheim, Calif.
The scientists, who are collaborating on something called the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) are studying the history of the universe's expansion out to 11 billion years in the past. They analyzed three years of data from 15 million galaxies and quasars using a series of instruments, including a telescope.
Scientists have believed dark energy was a "cosmological constant," but it is actually changing over time in unexpected ways.
Mustapha Ishak, co-chair of DESI and an astrophysics professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, tells NPR that current data shows that, at the beginning of the universe, dark energy was very strong. But it has weakened with time and will continue to do so, he says. For that reason, Ishak argues it's time for scientists to update their understanding of the universe.
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We just made it up and now it is collapsing! Trust the science.
Isn’t some form of gravity needed for any planetary ‘collapse’? Those orbital spheres don’t just collapse (or implode) like Almond Pound Cakes in the oven.
“Experts” hallucinating again.
I hate articles like this. There is no evidence for either dark matter or dark energy. Neither has been detected—they’re only postulated!
do these guys snort a live of coke, and then sit up and philosophize?
Very coincidental you happen to mention Almond Pound Cakes.
What’s the coincidence?
Well, I’m hungry.
That’s the coincidence.
NO, of course not!
It's crack rock, not lines!
Or not. Nobody has any idea. We’re just spitballing for more grant money here.
Someone call Man bear pig
NPR, alrighty then.
Sounds that would be a good buying opportunity.
Go for it! Get some Duncan Hinz mix and a bottle of Almond extract, get the music going!
So, is now a good time to max out my credit cards?
The only thing collapsing will be their theories.
“Dark energy, a mysterious force that scientists believe is behind the accelerated expansion of the universe, is weakening”
Never demonstrated to exist, but they need it to make their math work.
The King has no clothes.
It's always a good time to max out your credit cards.
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OMG, this changes everything! Sell gold!
What if we all just stopped breathing? [—> lower CO2]
who cares??? I mean- they’ve been telling us the earth only has about 7 years left anyway due to globull warming!!!
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