2004/05/01 by Robert R. Caldwell · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
paper · doi:10.1088/2058-7058/17/5/36
openalex publication_date 2004/05/01 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
IT IS AN IRONY of nature that the most abundant form of energy in the universe is also the most mysterious. Since the breakthrough discovery that the cosmic expansion is accelerating, a consistent picture has emerged indicating that two-thirds of the cosmos is made of "dark energy"– some sort of gravitationally repulsive material.But is the evidence strong enough to justify exotic new laws of nature? Or could there be a simpler, astrophysical explanation for the results?