What Does Dark Energy Mean for the Fate of the Universe?

A mysterious dark energy dating back to the dawn of the universe could be poised to rip it apart.

By Zeeya Merali
Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AMOct 18, 2019 8:27 PM
Dark energy
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[This article originally appeared in print as "Confronting the Dark."]

Astronomer Brian Schmidt vividly recalls his first inkling of the astonishing discovery that would win him a share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. It was a moment back in 1997 filled not with euphoria, but trepidation. 

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