New Clues About the Nature of Dark Energy 166
Jim Mansfield writes "With the Hubble space telescope no longer being serviced by NASA, it's good to see one of their hardest working and most famous satellites in the news again. According to their press release on the nature of dark energy, Einstein may have been right after all - and even if he turns out to have been wrong, it seems that dark energy is not going 'to cause an end to the universe any time soon' ... whew, that's a relief." See also a space.com story.
I wouldn't worry (Score:5, Funny)
Ok, so maybe there is reason to worry....
May I just be the first (Score:1, Funny)
The Sith Lord awaits.
The restaurant at the end of the universe (Score:4, Funny)
The restaurant at the end of the universe must be really far...
Re:The restaurant at the end of the universe (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I wouldn't worry (Score:2, Funny)
Ok, so maybe there is reason to worry....
Naah... because by then there will be a crew of people who a few years previously will have saved the world once a week for 26 weeks out of the year. We'll be in good hands.
-Rob
Racists! (Score:2, Funny)
That's one depressed satelite! (Score:2, Funny)
Well, it's his own fault now, giving us back such negative waves [the-ocean.com].
Reinout
Never underestimate the power of the schwartz! (Score:3, Funny)
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb!"
- Dark Helmet
Not with a whimper, but a "Big Rip"? (Score:3, Funny)
The article you must read (Score:2, Funny)
I'd buy that for a dollar!
Everything's nonsense (Score:1, Funny)
Well, back to my OSS/FS projects to gain fame in this dark world
Dark Matter? My god... (Score:1, Funny)
Dark Matter conclusively identified... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Never underestimate the power of the schwartz! (Score:0, Funny)
What else do you want to know, maybe Slashdot will interview me.
Re:May I just be the first (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Never underestimate the power of the schwartz! (Score:1, Funny)
That's not funny!
</Monty Python Nazi voice>
Re:I wouldn't worry (Score:4, Funny)
Duh! (Score:4, Funny)
Are you Corn Fed? [ebay.com]
No info... (Score:3, Funny)
At the end it states, "Understanding dark energy and determining the universe's ultimate fate will require further observations." Well great. Didn't we know this already? *sheesh!* Thanks for "almost" nothing....
No, really? (Score:4, Funny)
"Riess' team uses Hubble to find stars that exploded when the universe was about half its present age. A certain type of these supernovas, as they are called, shine with a known brightness."
Supernovas, you say? Wow, what a fascinating new concept for readers of Space.com!
I mean, come on!
Filling the blank? (Score:3, Funny)
a gap but with what???
Observer: Look at those galaxies..they are moving appart.
Braniac: Yes, that's because the big-bang long long time ago.
Observer: They look very old and they appear to move slower as they drift compared to the young galaxies.
Braniac: Of course, they are loosing momentum. But don't be deceived, at some point all universe is going to loose cohesion and become rippi-bits!
Observer: Howbout that cluster over-there? Those galaxies are quite old and they are driftin faster than the young ones! What gives??
Branica: Er ur..is dark energy pushing them appart, dark energy is spreading the galaxies.
Observer: And the big bang.
Braniac: yes, that too
present dark-energy.
Observer: Far out!
Braniac:(scratching her head and punching madly
at her calculator and giving a big sight of
frustration)yeah, riveting.
Re:I wouldn't worry (Score:2, Funny)
What if they've already used up all 26 of their "Rescue the Earth"s?
Trapped in paranoia-
Re:I wouldn't worry (Score:0, Funny)
Unfortunately, Hubble has about the same chance of getting serviced as I do.
Bye bye, Hubble. We hardly knew ye ;>
Re:The restaurant at the end of the universe (Score:3, Funny)
You should have said "it's all relative... generally."
Indeed... (Score:3, Funny)