Articles for tag: Cosmic Expansion, cosmology, Dark Energy, mysterious forces

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Our Universe’s Dark Energy: The Mysterious Force Pushing Galaxies Apart

Suhail Ahmed

  Not long ago, many astronomers quietly assumed the universe’s expansion was slowing down, like shrapnel from a blast gradually tugged back by gravity. Then, in the late nineteen‑nineties, two teams studying dying stars stumbled on a result so unsettling that some thought they had made a mistake: distant galaxies were not just receding, they ...

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15 Incredible Facts About the Expanding Universe That Will Leave You Awestruck

Suhail Ahmed

Every night sky looks calm, but it’s anything but. The universe is stretching, gently and relentlessly, turning yesterday’s constellations into a wider, thinner tapestry. Scientists have chased this mystery across a century, building clever tools to measure a cosmos that refuses to sit still. The surprise isn’t just that space expands; it’s that the more ...