Galaxy Energy Levels Dropping

Astronomers said that the universe is slowly dying as evidenced by falling energy levels in galaxies.

16:12 11 August 2015

Astronomers, who have conducted a study of the fall in energy levels in galaxies, said that the universe is slowly dying. The wide-spectrum survey revealed that the energy level is only half of what it was 2bn years ago and it is continuing to fade. It was previously discovered that the conversion of matter to energy in the cosmos was declining.

 

Researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in Western Australia, made the discovery by observing the galaxies at 21 different wavelengths using seven of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

Professor Simon Driver of the ICRAR, said: "We used as many space and ground-based telescopes we could get our hands on, to measure the energy output of over 200,000 galaxies across as broad a wavelength range as possible.”

 

"While most of the energy sloshing around was created in the aftermath of the Big Bang, additional energy is constantly being released by stars as they fuse elements like hydrogen and helium together," Professor Driver says.

 

"This newly released energy is either absorbed by dust as it travels through the host galaxy, or escapes into intergalactic space and travels until it hits something such as another star, planet, or very occasionally a telescope mirror.”