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August 14, 2026

The death of dark energy is a false alarm – the universe is still accelerating

Phil Wiseman, University of Southampton and Mark Sullivan, University of Southampton

A recent paper claimed that dark energy might not exist. But new research suggests this conclusion was premature.

As nebulosas Trífida (em cima) e Laguna são nuvens de gás e poeira a milhares de anos-luz de distância da Terra e berçários de estrelas na Via Láctea: primeiras imagens do telescópio reveladas recentemente são uma amostra do potencial de descobertas que ele vai proporcionar. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

July 2, 2025

Primeiras imagens do Observatório Vera Rubin mostram seu potencial de revolucionar como vemos o Universo

Professor Manda Banerji, University of Southampton and Phil Wiseman, University of Southampton

O novo observatório pode capturar imagens de alta resolução de objetos distantes em uma grande área do céu e vai produzir um “filme” de como o Universo evoluiu

Clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth. NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

June 27, 2025

Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?

Professor Manda Banerji, University of Southampton and Phil Wiseman, University of Southampton

The new observatory can take very high resolution images of distant objects in space.

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February 21, 2024

The brightest object ever observed in the night sky is a black hole that’s growing by the equivalent of one Sun a day

Phil Wiseman, University of Southampton

The extreme object could tell us more about the environment around black holes.

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