Four massive space observatories are teaming up to solve the mystery of cosmic fate

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Four massive space observatories are teaming up to solve the mystery of cosmic fate

NASA’s Great Observatories and upcoming missions are combining their unique wavelengths to investigate dark energy and determine whether the universe will expand forever or eventually collapse.

The Hubble, Webb, Chandra, and Spitzer telescopes work together to map the history of our universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. By layering infrared, X-ray, and visible light data, astronomers can track how galaxies grow and how dark energy influences cosmic expansion.

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