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An interesting end-note on this term: Principle investigators from Princeton first published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an [[accelerating]] expansion for the universe<ref>http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm.html</ref>. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of "anti-gravity" factor (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it briefly became quite popular for scientists to dub it the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.

An interesting end-note on this term: Principle investigators from Princeton first published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an [[accelerating]] expansion for the universe<ref>http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm.html</ref>. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of "anti-gravity" factor (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it briefly became quite popular for scientists to dub it the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.

Subsequent observations and further analysis have revealed that not only are the findings correct, but that the effect arises rather from a much deeper and more fundamental characteristic of the fabric of space-time itself.  For more information, see: [[Dark Energy]].

Subsequent observations and further analysis have revealed that not only are the [[WMAP]] findings correct, but that the effect arises rather from a much deeper and more fundamental characteristic of the fabric of space-time itself.  For more information, see: [[Dark Energy]].

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