Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have to use indirect evidence, like the explosions of Type Ia supernovae, to investigate the impacts of dark energy.

A simple question with a profound answer: why is space dark? It's not about a lack of light; billions of stars flood the universe with it. The secret lies in the one thing Earth has that space doesn't ...

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