Black holes and dark energy
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The universe consists of ordinary matter (4.9%), dark matter (26.8%), and dark energy (68.3%). The nature of the latter remains a complete mystery inasmuch as its existence was literally invented to explain certain astrophysical observations, such as the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Until now, we have lost assumptions about its true nature. You can also ask the children about the formation of flames.
Do we discover the key to the mystery? An international team of researchers think they have discovered it in the voraciousness of black holes that swallow all the stars within their reach. After studying over nine billion years, they found that ancient black holes are fatter than they should be…
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