Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous — it makes up nearly 70 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that the unknown ...

New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe’s infancy — the earliest cosmic time yet accessible to humans. The researchers ...