UM-Bot Posted July 30, 2004 #1 Share Posted July 30, 2004 A new theory invokes the common rubber band in an attempt to explain dark energy, a mysterious force causing the universe to expand at an ever-increasing pace. Scientists discovered in the late 1990s that galaxies were not just receding from each other, but doing so at an accelerating rate. Dark energy was conjured to explain the antigravity that must be at work. Nobody knows if the force is generated from within the universe or if it's an outside effect. View: Full Article | Source: space.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonegunman Posted July 30, 2004 #2 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Right, but what does that do for us? All it does is give a name to something there wasn't a name for, in the past. We still can't measure whatever "quantity" an acceleron represents.. so we still have a giant hole to fill in UFT. What was the point again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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