[Interview] Breakthrough In Dark Energy? Here's What The Researchers Have To Say

A recent research paper suggests that supermassive black holes can be the source of dark energy. It's a big potential breakthrough in Astronomy. So, here's what the co-author of the study, Dr Chris Pearson from STFC RAL Space, has to say about it.

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:36 How did the paper come together

• 03:36 Connection between Dark Energy and Black Holes

• 06:48 Observations behind the research

• 14:37 Causation or just correlation?

• 21:20 Redefining what black holes are

• 25:27 Dark Energy core of a black hole

• 27:53 Nature of dark energy

• 35:35 Will Dark Energy tear the Universe apart?

• 38:30 What's next

• 40:11 Outro

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