Scientists at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa, in the US, have developed a theory to explain the mysterious force known as dark energy. For some 20 years now, scientists have known that not only is the universe expanding, but that this expansion is accelerating. The force driving this acceleration has been dubbed dark energy, and dark energy is calculated to make up about 68% of the universe (with dark matter accounting for some 27% and normal matter a mere 5% or so). Over 50 years ago, physicists propounded the theory that, when most large stars collapsed, they would not form black holes (because they weren’t massive enough for that). Instead, they would form what were dubbed Generic Objects of Dark Energy (Geodes).
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