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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For instance, axions could explain why recent results have indicated that the strength of dark energy, the strange force that causes the expansion of the universe to accelerate, is changing.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Today’s standard cosmological model incorporates this kind of constant dark energy.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
In addition to the similarities Cyrus reportedly felt with her character, the episode’s dark energy was made all the more real by the fact that Cyrus filmed its pivotal shots, in which Ashley O. is strapped to a gurney, as her Malibu home burned down.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There are also several other alternative models that assume the density of dark energy has varied over the history of the Universe.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Today’s standard cosmological model incorporates this kind of constant dark energy.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
In addition to the similarities Cyrus reportedly felt with her character, the episode’s dark energy was made all the more real by the fact that Cyrus filmed its pivotal shots, in which Ashley O. is strapped to a gurney, as her Malibu home burned down.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
There are also several other alternative models that assume the density of dark energy has varied over the history of the Universe.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Dark energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20energy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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