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Dark Energy: Is It Merely An Illusion? Monday, September 29, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Physics   
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Dark energy is at the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics, but it may be nothing more than an illusion, according physicists at Oxford University. The problem facing astrophysicists is that they have to explain why the universe appears to be expanding at an ever increasing rate. The most popular explanation is that some sort of force is pushing the accelerating the universe's expansion. That force is generally attributed to a mysterious dark energy. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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