Universe  ID: 10135

Dark Energy Expands the Universe

Released on July 3, 2007
It is believed that after the Big Bang, the universe originally decelerated in its expansion, but then 'changed gears' and began to accelerate. The unknown force causing this recent acceleration is dubbed the 'Dark Energy.' This visualization flies through a series of galaxy clusters, the largerst gravitationally-bound objects in the Universe.
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This animation flies through a series of galaxy clusters.
 

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Cosmic Clumps

Credits

Dana Berry (Skyworks Digital): Lead Animator
Michael McClare (HTSI): Writer
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NASA

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Astrophysics Animations

Goddard TV Tape:
G2007-007HD

Keywords:
SVS >> Galaxy
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> Early Universe
SVS >> Cosmology
SVS >> Big Bang
SVS >> Universe
SVS >> Dark Energy
NASA Science >> Universe