dark energy
noun
: 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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This means that, today, dark energy dominates the Universe, while dark matter and normal matter play a sub-dominant role.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The impact of dynamical dark energy The team’s results showed that DDE by itself has a minimal impact on cosmic structure.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The team is particularly excited to study the mystery of dark energy, the force driving the expansion of the universe.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2025
There was all sort of bizarre things going on, and there were lots of observations in cosmology that were beginning to support the idea of inflation, dark energy, and so forth.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The impact of dynamical dark energy The team’s results showed that DDE by itself has a minimal impact on cosmic structure.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The team is particularly excited to study the mystery of dark energy, the force driving the expansion of the universe.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2025
There was all sort of bizarre things going on, and there were lots of observations in cosmology that were beginning to support the idea of inflation, dark energy, and so forth.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 July 2025
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“Dark energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20energy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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