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Chandra Provides Support For Dark Energy

Posted by timothy on from the dark-and-forth dept.

starannihilator writes "The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has provided new evidence supporting the existence of dark energy, the force causing the acceleration of universal expansion. The new findings support the theory that the universe will expand forever, provided there is enough dark matter. CNN and Newsday are running the story, originally reported by NASA. Chandra's site has some good images and information on the three galaxies clusters studied (Abell 2029, MS2137.3-2353, and MS1137.5+6625)."

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  1. MS at it again by sheeny · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are those last two patented by Microsoft?

  2. Nibbles? by leinhos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does this mean that there's a little creature with a voracious appetite pooping in space?

  3. Everyone knows ... by h4rdc0d3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... that all Dark Matter comes from the feces of the Nibblonians. Each pound of which weights over ten thousand pounds. Therefore, if there is this much Dark Matter, Dark Energy must exist to cause the expansion of the universe.