Dark energy does not exist, some scientists have claimed – which could help get rid of one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. For a century, scientists have thought that the universe was ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead suggesting giant voids in space are creating an illusion. When you ...

Whatever it is, there’s a lot of it: It appears to make up about 70% of the universe today. Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy remains one of the great ...

The true nature of dark matter is still one of the greatest mysteries in contemporary physics, even though scientists have ...

Scientists have taken a bold step toward understanding dark matter, the invisible force shaping the cosmos. Using atomic ...

"They're so rare, and they're incredibly useful scientifically," said Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.

How can the latest technology, such as solar cells, be improved? An international research team is helping to find answers to questions like this with a new technique. For the first time, the ...

Fundamental physics, dark energy, matter, and universe expansion will be explored during a free lecture offered to high ...