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Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe

11 December 2019

Dark energy dominates the universe, and could lead it to a cold, bleak end. But that's not to say we have much clue what it is or how it works
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Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmos

6 December 2017

Something is tearing everything apart even faster than we thought – and not even atoms will survive, never mind our picture of how the universe evolved

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