Category: dark energy

Experiments with a single atom rule out the ‘fifth force’ theory of dark energy

Post author By Randall
Post date August 26, 2019
Categories In atom interferometer, atoms, dark energy, imperial college london, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] One possible explanation for the phenomenon is that dark energy is the fifth force acting on matter, along with the gravitational, electromagnetic, and strong and weak nuclear forces. Recently a team at Imperial College London decided to test this fifth force theory by performing an experiment on single atoms. The experiment worked by examining […]

Russia launches X-ray telescope to find ‘millions’ of black holes

Post author By Randall
Post date July 13, 2019
Categories In astronomy, black hole, dark energy, galaxy, gear, germany, Russia, Space, spektr-rg, supermassive black hole, Tech, telescope, x-ray, x-ray telescope

[ad_1] Spektr-RG is expected to conduct an exceptionally detailed 6.5-year survey that could discover roughly 100,000 galaxy clusters, hundreds of thousands of active stars and about 3 million supermassive black holes. In addition to providing a more detailed map of the cosmos, it could help understand the formation of black holes, the distribution of matter […]