ELI5- If the universe is expanding (& the speed of expansion is accelerating) then what is the source of this energy that is driving this expansion & acceleration?

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ELI5- If the universe is expanding (& the speed of expansion is accelerating) then what is the source of this energy that is driving this expansion & acceleration?

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Good question! Anyone who figures it out will have a Nobel prize waiting for them. Right now the answer is mostly a shrug and a “some kind of energy that we can’t detect, I guess?”.

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