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Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form
By Keith Cooper published
The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.

AI is on the hunt for dark matter
By Keith Cooper published
The secrets of dark matter might be hiding in the immense cosmic crashes that are colliding galaxy clusters.

Dark Energy Camera's new galactic portrait delves into dark-matter central
By Keith Cooper published
Located at the confluence of several dark matter filaments in the cosmic web, the Coma Cluster of galaxies is the perfect case study for understanding how these galactic conurbations grow.

In a way, Space.com and the dark universe grew up together
By Robert Lea published
The concept of dark energy came about just around the time Space.com booted up.

Astronomers could use a synthetic cosmos to unravel dark matter mysteries
By Robert Lea published
A simulated universe created by a supercomputer should help astronomers better analyze dark matter and dark energy clues delivered by "dark universe detective" telescopes Roman and Rubin.

Scientists pick their favorite Euclid 'dark universe' telescope images: 'The best is still to come'
By Robert Lea published
The European Space Agency has now released ten images from its dark universe detective spacecraft, Euclid. We asked scientists from various fields to pick their favorite Euclid image thus far.

The Euclid 'dark universe detective' telescope has revealed new images of the cosmos — and they are remarkable
By Robert Lea last updated
A new set of images has been released from Europe's "dark universe detective" Euclid, and they show that the space telescope is set to change the game for astronomy.

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope team will unveil new full-color images today (May 23): How to watch live
By Robert Lea last updated
With the Euclid space telescope set to deliver a new batch of images on Thursday (May 23), we're looking back at the dark universe detective's achievements thus far.
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