Scientists cannot definitively explain the exact nature of dark energy. It’s believed to have a significant effect, accelerating the expansion of the cosmos, but despite making up about 70 per cent of all of the mass and energy in the universe, it remains a mystery which researchers have longed to get to the bottom of. By amassing and analysing an abundance of data, astronomers have been getting closer and closer to a better understanding. One of the big breakthroughs in recent times has been the Dark Energy Survey, which was published in 2021. Based on observations made between 2013 and 2019, this huge dark matter map has provided a solid amount of data for researchers and is proving capable of throwing up many interesting results.
One of the problems with analysing data such as this is that there’s a lot of it. Another issue when seeking a conclusion to a study is that there still isn’t enough. But help is at hand to resolve both of those niggles thanks to the advances of artificial intelligence (AI). By getting computers to take a look at the data, the idea is that AI will be able to make speedy assessments with unmatched precision. And that is exactly what’s happened, according to scientists
