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Dark Energy Hunter: 7 Questions for Nobel Prize Winner Saul Perlmutter
By Clara Moskowitz published
Saul Perlmutter won the 2011 Nobel physics prize for helping discover that the universe's expansion was accelerating.
NASA Joins European Dark Energy Mission
By Mike Wall published
NASA will provide detectors for one of the Euclid mission's instruments.
New Dark Energy Telescope Snaps First Cosmic Photos
By Space.com Staff published
The camera will observe distant galaxies to puzzle out the nature of dark energy.
Elusive Dark Energy Is Real, Study Says
By Space.com Staff published
But scientists still don't know what the mysterious stuff is.
Distant Galaxies Confirm Accelerating Growth of Universe, Dark Energy
By Clara Moskowitz published
New observations through cosmic magnifying glasses support the idea that the universe's expansion is accelerating.
Dark Energy Search Needs Research Funding Boost, Nobel Winners Say
By Clara Moskowitz published
Two winners of the 2011 Nobel prize in physics stressed the importance of science funding.
New Map of Distant Galaxies May Reveal Dark Energy History
By Clara Moskowitz published
Between 5 and 7 billion years ago, dark energy began making its presence felt.
Nobel Winners Keep Eyes on the Real Prize: Solving Dark Energy Riddle
By Denise Chow published
Three astrophysicists hope that breakthroughs in dark energy studies will come within the next decade.
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