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Dark matter vs. dark energy: behind the scenes, these shadowy, mysterious forces are locked in an epic battle for our universe...a battle that could someday destroy it. Scary enough? 👻 #HappyHalloween #HowTheUniverseWorks #cosmology | Science Channel

Dark Matter and Dark Energy Explained What We Still Don’t Know Dark matter and dark energy sound like we know what they are… but we don’t. Dark matter accounts for about 85% of the universe’s gravity, yet we cannot see its source. Dark energy is an even stranger idea: a mysterious pressure in empty space that makes the universe expand faster and faster. If that acceleration continues, distant galaxies will eventually slip beyond our cosmic horizon, taking huge parts of the universe’s story with

Dark energy makes up nearly 70% of the universe and is the mysterious force that causes it to expand, but new research suggests that it may be weakening — and could eventually collapse on itself in a “big crunch.” https://cbsn.ws/4kZqek4 | CBS News