Dark energy (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Dark energy

Caption

This graphic offers a glimpse of the history of the Universe, as we currently understand it. The cosmos began expanding with the Big Bang but then around 10 billion years later it strangely began to accelerate thanks to a theoretical phenomenon termed dark energy.

Credit

NASA

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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