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Dark energy may not exist in space, scientists

claim

Dark matter and energy, the mysterious forces thought tomake up 96 per cent of the universe, may not exist according

to a groundbreaking study.

ByHeidi BlakePublished: 7:30AM BST 15 Jun 2010

The studies into dark energy were made by physicists at Durham University Photo: PA

British scientists have claimed that the method used to calculate the make-up of the universe may

be wrong.

The universe as we know itformed of recognisable components such as planets, stars, asteroids

and gas - accounts for just four per cent of the cosmos, according to the decades oldStandardModel.

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The rest is thought to be made up of mysterious dark matter anddark energy.This permeatesspace and powers the expansion of the universe.

But physicists at Durham University now claim the calculations on which the Standard Model is

based could be fatally flawed.

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