If we were to have a Universe that contained dark matter and dark energy in the proportions described above, and that had its origins consistent with the theory of cosmic inflation, we would expect there to be very, very specific patterns in the temperature fluctuations of the cosmic microwave background! This background is a left-over relic from the Big Bang, and comes to us (mostly) untouched from when the Universe was only 380,000 years old, when we formed neutral atoms for the first time!
MORE: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2012/10/31/the-halloween-horror-of-the-dark-universe/
See also...
Additional Kepler Data Now Available to All Planet Hunters
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121029133542.htm
Looking Beyond Space and Time to Cope With Quantum Theory
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121028142217.htm
