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Open problem · Cosmology · since 1998

Nature of dark energy

What is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe?

Summary

The expansion of the universe is speeding up, and there is no established physical explanation for why.

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Open, as listed by Wikipedia · Unsolved problems in physics. Checked 29 Sep 2026.

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