Cosmic Acceleration Confirmed: Dark Energy's Role, Mysterious Signals Decoded
6/15/202629 min
SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 71 Universe expansion still accelerating after all A new study has confirmed that the universe is continuing to expand at an ever-accelerating rate under the force of dark energy and heading for a cold, dark and empty fate. Mysterious cosmic signals finally explained Astronomers have discovered that dead stars called white dwarfs located in binary systems are a primary source of mysterious signals from deep space called long-period radio transients. What made last week’s New England meteor incident so rare? Last week we reported on a meteor that rocked the afternoon spring skies over New England. It now turns out that was a very rare event. The Science Report Sugar-sweetened drinks increase the risk of two types of liver cancer. New fish species swimming in the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef. A new study claims that living with cats does not worsen asthma or allergies in children. Skeptics guide to on line influencers. 🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.bitesz.com/nordvpn . The discounts and bonuses are incredible! And it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ If you’d like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content by becoming a SpaceTime crew member, you can do just that through The Big Bang editions on Patreon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Details on the Support page on our website https://www.bitesz.com/show/spacetime/support/ For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you…
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First 90 secondsStuart Gary· Host0:00
This is Space Time, Series 29, Episode 71 for broadcast on the 15th of June 2026. Coming up on Space Time, the expansion of the universe is still accelerating after all. Mysterious cosmic signals finally explained. And what made last week's New England meteor incident so rare? All that and more coming up on Space Time.
Tim Mendham· Panelist0:24
Welcome to Space Time with Stuart Gary.
Stuart Gary· Host0:28
[upbeat music] A new study has confirmed that the universe is continuing to expand at an ever-accelerating rate under the force of dark energy, and that means we're heading for a cold, dark, and empty fate. The findings reported in the Journal of the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society debunks last year's study which suggested that the strength of dark energy was weakening and, as a result, the rate of cosmic expansion was either slowing down or may even have stopped completely. The authors of the original study had suggested that the methods used to measure the universe's expansion using Type 1A supernovae, exploding stars, which all blow up with roughly the same amount of energy and hence same luminosity, was fundamentally flawed. But the new study's lead author, Phil Wiseman from the University of Southampton,