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Astronomers may have found an exciting new clue about dark energy—the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion. They discovered an extraordinarily bright supernova from more than ...

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With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ...