New light shed on dark energy and cosmic speed-up: Suggestion that Earth is at center of universe ruled out
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:00
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have ruled out a controversial theory that the accelerating expansion of the universe is an illusion. While the findings don't explain the cosmic speed-up, they eliminate one provocative possibility that our planet, solar system and galaxy are at the center of the universe and that there is no dark energy.