Definition of dark energy
: a hypothetical form of energy that produces a force that opposes gravity and is thought to be the cause of the accelerating expansion of the universe
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The final season begins seven years after the core members of the Mikaelson family each absorb a quarter of the Hollow’s dark energy and flee New Orleans.
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Also known as Shadow Woman, Sepulchre has the ability to manipulate dark energy and merge into the shadows. Kinda like Olivia Pope, no?
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The Webb will search out the first stars and galaxies to have formed in the universe, but is not designed for dark energy.
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Fiction White Tears, by Hari Kunzru: This gothic and nightmarish novel hums with a dark energy as Kunzru weaves a straightforward narrative and cultural commentary together with taut psychological horror.
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The fate of the universe, as well as the nature of physics, scientists say, depends on the nature of this dark energy.
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Rhythmic patterns become uneasy pacts, open spaces shudder with dark energy.
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This instrument will have a primary mirror of 2.4 meters, the same size as the Hubble's, and be designed to hunt for dark energy and spy on exoplanets.
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Theoretical physicists let their imaginations loose, bringing dark energy and modified theories of gravity to the table.
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First Known Use of dark energy
1998
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