The mysterious cosmic presence called dark energy, which is accelerating the expansion of the universe, might be lurking in hidden dimensions of space. The idea would explain how these dimensions remain stable – a big problem for the unified scheme of physics called string theory.
October 15, 2007 at 3:48 pm |
Supernovae being messed up has just messed everything up. This is not off-topic: http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19626254.800-supernova-shift-may-distort-darkenergy-readings.html