Analysis of the data suggests that dark energy, once assumed to be constant, may actually be gradually unraveling. This discovery directly challenges the existing "cosmic diffusion" theory, which holds that dark energy is the fixed force maintaining the expansion of the universe.
By integrating data from multiple observation methods, including cosmic microwave background radiation, supernova explosions and black hole effects, the researchers found that the statistical significance of dark energy changes reached an interval of 2.8 to 4.2 standard deviations. Although it has not yet reached the gold standard of 5 standard deviations in physics, a significance of 4.2 standard deviations is quite close to a deterministic discovery.
This discovery, if ultimately confirmed, will allow physicists to reconstruct the physical theory that explains the universe as a universe. Advancing the most advanced cosmic observation project, DESI is capable of capturing spectral data of 5,000 Earths simultaneously, and plans to eventually observe 5,000 celestial objects.
Not only does it discover possible human theoretical understandings of the universe, it also opens up new research directions for physicists. Scientists are paying close attention to follow-up data and look forward to unraveling dark energy, the biggest mystery of the universe.