Dark energy

45-year-old US telescope to help scientists solve mystery of dark matter

The new instrument would begin a five-year observing run at Kitt Peak National Observatory after its installation next year.

Feb 13, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

Dark matter, dark energy may not exist: Study

For close to a century, researchers have hypothesised that the universe contains more matter than can be directly observed, known as "dark matter".

Nov 23, 2017, 17:59 PM IST

'Russian Doll' galaxy cluster decodes information about dark energy

Astronomers have developed a powerful method for investigating dark energy by using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other optical telescopes.

Apr 29, 2016, 16:10 PM IST