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Measuring the speed of the Universe's expansion

Astronomers were amazed when they discovered that the expansion of the Universe is speeding up. This finding led to the proposal of an unknown and as-yet unexplained force called dark energy.

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Horizon1998-1999, From Here to Infinity

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