Dark Energy Era

The Dark Energy Era is the era that we are currently in (but we are also still technically in the stellar epoch), this Era is characterized mainly by the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. The force causing the acceleration of the universe is speculated to be something called Dark Energy, however, whatever it is is a complete mystery.

"All the atoms and light in the universe together make up less than five percent of the total contents of the cosmos. The rest is composed of dark matter and dark energy, which are invisible but dominate the structure and evolution of the universe" (CFA.Harvard.edu)

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Above is the Hubble Legacy Field video showing how massive our universe is. Credit To Nasa

By Andrew Z. Colvin
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