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Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #43
The majority of the universe is made up of a currently mysterious entity that pervades space: dark energy. We don’t know exactly what it is, but we do know that dark energy accelerates the expansion of space. We think this means the Universe will expand forever, even as our view of it shrinks while space expands faster all the time.
Crash Course Astronomy Poster:
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GEOMETRY OF THE UNIVERSE RESOURCES
Geometry:
Expanding faster than light:
General expansion:
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Table of Contents
Majority of the Universe is Made of Dark Energy 4:35
Dark Energy Accelerates the Expansion of Space 3:42
We Think The Universe Will Expand Forever 5:20
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PHOTOS/VIDEOS
The Big Bang [credit: NASA]
Collision Scenario for Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy Encounter [credit: NASA; ESA; A. Feild and R. van der Marel, STScI]
Artist’s impression of vampire star [credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser]
Host Galaxies of Distant Supernovae [credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Riess (STScl)]
Dark Energy Expands the Universe [credit: NASA]
Expanding Universe [credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)]
Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014 [credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI)]