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How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer.

@AssociatedPress reports: "The big question is whether this dark energy is a constant force, which scientists have long thought, or whether the force is weakening, a surprising wrinkle tentatively proposed last year."

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This image provided by NSF’s NOIRLab shows the trails of stars above Kitt Peak National Observatory, where a telescope is mapping the universe to study a mysterious force called dark energy. (NSF’s NoirLab via AP)
AP News · New hints about mysterious dark energy could change the fate of the universeBy Adithi Ramakrishnan