Horizon looks at dark energy - the mysterious force that is unexpectedly causing the universe's expansion to speed up.
Horizon looks at dark energy - the mysterious force that is unexpectedly causing the universe's expansion to speed up.
The effects of dark energy were discovered in 1998, but physicists still don't know what it is. Worse, its very existence calls into question Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity - the cornerstone of modern physics.
The hunt for the identity of dark energy is on. Experiments on earth and in space generate data that might provide a clue, but there are also hopes that another Einstein might emerge - someone who can write a new theory explaining the mystery of the dark energy.
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Trail: The Mystery of Dark Energy
Duration: 02:29
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Mark Radice |
Producer | Mark Radice |
Series Editor | Steve Crabtree |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Mar 2016 20:00
- Tue 5 Apr 2016 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sun 8 Jul 2018 21:00
- Mon 9 Jul 2018 02:30
- Wed 24 Jul 2019 00:00
- Thu 9 Jan 2020 22:30