I have to confess I did not read the full article, because although I find it interesting, most of it was going over my head and I got bored of not understanding!
Basically, scientists said that they understood the universe to be pretty much flat and they knew the history all the way to just after the big bang, and that they could even predict the future. However, new discoveries have caused the picture of the universe to be "blown wide open again."
It's all down to "dark energy." I have no idea what that is, but the article explains that the shape (geometry) of the universe and dark energy are intertwined.
However, they say without a more precise measurement on the geometry "it is impossible to determine the nature and evolution of dark energy."
For more imformation, please click here - it will be a lot more useful than I am. Plus, if you know this stuff, I'm sure it's a very good read! Enjoy!
- Yasmin
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