Michael Witherell
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Director of Berkeley Lab, a DOE national laboratory that carries out world-leading research over a remarkable range of science and technology. www.lbl.gov.
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New DESI Results Strengthen Hints That Dark Energy May Evolve
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument used millions of galaxies and quasars to build the largest 3D map of our universe to date.
newscenter.lbl.gov
March 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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We aren't yet sure if acceleration caused by dark energy is weakening. We will know much more when the DESI collaboration is able to publish the results from its full five-year survey. As to what that could mean for the fate of the universe, here is a good article: www.space.com/desi-cosmolo...
Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'
"The discovery of evolving dark energy would be as revolutionary as the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the universe itself, if confirmed."
www.space.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We aren't yet sure if acceleration caused by dark energy is weakening. We will know much more when the DESI collaboration is able to publish the results from its full five-year survey. As to what that could mean for the fate of the universe, here is a good article: www.space.com/desi-cosmolo...