A project to map galaxies across the universe may have spied cracks in the foundation of our understanding of the cosmos.

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The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies over time. Now, with more data, the conclusions hold up.

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A new map of cosmic expansion suggests that dark energy evolves over time, hinting that the universe doesn’t work the way we ...

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On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the ...

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