In the leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: a combined 95% is made of dark matter and dark energy.

A cosmological simulation study by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has systematically revealed, for the first time, how the interaction ...

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

A cometary globule, known as “God’s Hand,” has been captured by the Dark Energy Camera on NSF’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh evidence that the enigmatic and invisible cosmic force called dark energy - responsible ...

The mysterious force called Dark Energy, which helps the Universe to expand, might be changing in a way that challenges our ...

Physics is good at explaining many of our universe’s strange phenomena — from the way invisible beams of the light fan into rainbows to how rocket fuel can propel us into space. Even so, there are ...

The different possible fates of the Universe, with our actual, accelerating fate shown at the right. After enough time goes by, the acceleration will leave every bound galactic or supergalactic ...