Revved-Up Universe

Astronomers check out an expansive finding

Next week, the venerable American Museum of Natural History in New York City will unveil an exhibit on the history of the universe. Descending a spiral ramp, visitors will journey through the cosmos beginning at its fiery birth some 13 billion years ago.

Favored model: Plaque at the entrance to a new cosmology exhibit is inscribed with omega lambda (last line), which represents the contribution of the cosmological constant to the universe’s energy.