These results support each other, and point towards a model where two-thirds of the energy in the Universe comes from the vacuum of empty space, paradoxical though it may sound. The fate of the Universe is to expand faster and faster, forever. The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey is on course to be completed by the end of 2001. The 100,000 redshifts being presented Wednesday will be publicly released worldwide in early 2001. Following closely on the heels of the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey is the even more ambitious Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which aims to measure redshifts for one million galaxies over a 5-year period.
Every scientific result needs independent confirmation and cross-checking.
Next Launch A Lockheed Martin Athena 1 will launch the Kodiak Star mission for NASA and the Air Force no sooner than Saturday from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Visit the Tracking Station for a full listing of upcoming launches.