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The universe's expansion is still accelerating, researchers say Our Privacy Statement & Cookie Policy By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser. CGTN Copied Bright blue newly formed stars that are blowing a cavity in the center of a fascinating star-forming region known as N90. /VCG Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate – the very observation that led to the identification in the 1990s of an enigmatic cosmic force called dark energy. The study's results rebut research published ‌last year that concluded that this cosmic expansion is no longer speeding up – a finding that had challenged the basic understanding of the universe. "The universe is still accelerating," said astrophysicist Brodie Popovic of the University of Southampton in England, one of the leaders of the study published this month in the journalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. "There's still a lot we don't know and…

Universe still expanding at accelerating rate: Study https://www.ufofeed.com/261333/universe-still-expanding-at-accelerating-rate-study/ Taking a fresh look at data involving a ​specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the …

Dark Energy Survives Major Challenge as Universe Keeps Accelerating Astronomers say a recent challenge to one of the most important discoveries in modern cosmology has been resolved, with new research confirming that the universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate. The debate began in late 2025 when a group of astronomers published findings suggesting that evidence for dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon thought to drive the universe's accelerating expansion, was weakening. Their analysis raised the possibility that the expansion of the universe might no longer be speeding up. The researchers argued that the standard approach for measuring cosmic expansion using supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, contained fundamental flaws. However, a new investigation led by the University of Southampton has reexamined the data and reached a different conclusion. According to the team, the universe continues to behave exactly as current cosmological models predict. The study, published in theMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, includes Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicists Professor Adam Riess and Professor Brian Schmidt. New Analysis Supports Cosmic Accelera…

Universe expansion still accelerating say astronomers Universe expansion still accelerating say astronomers Published: 2026-06-11 09:00:00 Stars at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, via the Spitzer Space telescope Our understanding of the universe remains solid, say astronomers whose new study has found the expansion of the universe is still accelerating as previously found. In late 2025, a team of astronomers shocked the space community with claims that the evidence of dark energy – a mysterious force that pushes the cosmos apart – was weakening such that the expansion is no longer accelerating. They suggested the methods used to measure the universe’s expansion using supernovae, or exploding stars, were fundamentally flawed. But a new study led by the University of Southampton, which re-evaluated the data, has found that the universe is behaving exactly as expected. Experts behind the paper, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , include renowned Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicists Professor Adam Riess and Professor Brian Schmidt. Lead author Dr Phil Wiseman , from the University of Southampton, said the debate that followed last year’s revelation…

Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up' Researchers used type Ia supernovae, similar to SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526, to help establish that the universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow. Credit NASA/ESA Licence type Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Facebook share LinkedIn WhatsApp The universe's expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously thought, a new study suggests. "Remarkable" findings published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society cast doubt on the long-standing theory that a mysterious force known as 'dark energy' is driving distant galaxies away increasingly faster. Instead, they show no evidence of an accelerating universe. If the results are confirmed it could open an entirely new chapter in scientists' quest to uncover the true nature of dark energy, resolve the 'Hubble tension', and understand the past and future of the universe. Lead researcher Professor Young-Wook Lee, of Yonsei University in South Korea, said: "Our study shows that the universe has already entered a phase of decelerated expansion at the present epoch and that dark energy evolves…

Yes, the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, researchers say https://www.ufofeed.com/260516/yes-the-universes-expansion-is-still-accelerating-researchers-say/ By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a …

Universe still expanding at accelerating rate: Study Taking a fresh look at data involving a ​specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at...

New study confirms universe's expansion is still accelerating Type Ia supernova visible as a blue dot at the centre of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz) New study confirms universe's expansion is still accelerating Particle astrophysics & cosmology Astrophysics 11 June 2026 A new international study has strengthened evidence that the expansion of the universe is still accelerating, addressing recent claims that had called one of modern cosmology's most important discoveries into question. The research, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , re-examines suggestions that subtle changes in the properties of Type Ia supernovae – exploding stars used to measure cosmic distances – could explain away the evidence for dark energy, the mysterious component thought to drive the accelerating expansion of the universe. Instead, the team finds that these effects are already understood and accounted for in modern cosmological analyses. The results show that the evidence for cosmic acceleration remains remarkably strong. Lead author Dr Phil Wiseman from the University of Southampton said: ‘The previous and …

Yes, the universe's expansion is still accelerating, researchers say ... Audio By Carbonatix By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate – the very observation that led to the identification in the 1990s of an enigmatic cosmic force called dark energy. The study’s results rebut research published last year that concluded that this cosmic expansion is no longer speeding up – a finding that had challenged the basic understanding of the universe. “The universe is still accelerating,” said astrophysicist Brodie Popovic of the University of Southampton in England, one of the leaders of the study published this month in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. “There’s still a lot we don’t know and are excited to learn, but we think we’re on the right track,” Popovic said. The study’s findings, by a team that included two Nobel Prize recipients, were guided by observations in two different datasets of a type of stellar explosion called a Type Ia supernova in or…