But what about the relevance of the dim supernovae for the study of dark energy?
Meanwhile, in space, scientists are looking for the signatures of dark matter and dark energy.
Among other things, this telescope is also looking for evidence of dark matter and dark energy.
Meanwhiel, in space, scientists are looking for the signatures of dark matter and dark energy.
Measuring any change in dark energy requires creative thinking, which is where the clusters come in.
Because it opposes the attractive force of gravity, dark energy tends to inhibit cluster formation.
Dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that is causing the expansion of the universe.
Meyer hopes it will help scientists learn more about the mysterious force called dark energy.
That way, any conclusions about dark energy could be checked against the results of an independent investigation.
They are expected to tell us about the dark energy through observations of the shapes of distant galaxies.
Their take: Finding dark energy, the stuff that is pushing the universe apart, is a 12-1 long shot.
Dark energy, a mysterious force thought to drive the expansion of the universe, trails at 12 to 1.
Even so, at the moment, Annis leans toward dark energy simply being explained by a modified form of gravity.
The other 96% consists of dark matter and dark energy, two mysterious substances about which very little is known.
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DECam won't just help us gain a better understanding of dark energy, either.
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Initial calculations suggest that the previously unsuspected dark energy actually accounts for two-thirds of the substance of the universe.
If dark energy has always been as prevalent as it is now, then the universe will probably expand forever.
The hope is that by making very exacting measurements, it will be possible to see gravity--and "dark energy"--at work.
The more awkward question is whether the amount of dark energy is changing.
Like the nature of dark energy, the nature of dark matter is unknown.
That would provide yet another way to measure dark energy, as well as yielding results in other areas of astronomy.
The rate at which galactic clusters form depends, in part, on the amount of dark energy around at the time.
Meanwhile, the even more mysterious dark energy works to drive the expansion of the Universe - to draw things apart.
But for now, Will Percival from the University of Portsmouth, a Dark Energy Survey collaborator, said DECam is an exciting prospect.
Both theory and previous observations suggest there is more dark energy than dark matter, and more dark matter than normal matter.
Several new telescopes are planned to investigate this dark energy further and Dr Bridle is already heavily involved in two of these.
When calculating the amount of dark energy in the universe, the current theory produces an estimate that is off by by 10120.
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In this model, dark matter is constantly being stretched by dark energy.
In theory, dark energy should also manifest itself experientially in the laboratory.
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