What If The Cosmological Constant Is NOT Constant?

We know that the universe is getting bigger. And we know that the speed that the universe is getting bigger is also getting bigger. The standard assumption is that the acceleration rate is itself constant, which will surely result in ultimate heat death. But a recent survey of primordial sound...

18 min - Space & the Universe - PBS Space Time

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