What do astronomers mean by dark energy?
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This means that galaxies are moving away from each other at an accelerating rate. To explain this acceleration, astronomers proposed the existence of a mysterious force called dark energy. Dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space Show more…
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