TNRTB Archive - Retained for reference information X-ray studies
of a distant quasar provide more evidence for the immensely
fine-tuned space-energy density that causes the expansion rate
of the universe to increase. The discovery of the space-energy
density (also known as dark energy) in the late 1990s rested on
observations of Type Ia supernovae. The dark energy provided the
simplest explanation of the dimness of these supernovae (which
function as standard candles) as their redshifts increased. One
alternative model posited the existence of a specific kind of
dust—called “grey dust”—that accounted for the dimness-redshift
relation. However, x-ray studies of a distant quasar constrain
the amount of this dust to be less than one-tenth the amount
required to explain the supernova data without dark energy.
Given that dark energy ranks as the single most fine-tuned
characteristic of the universe, these results further support
RTB’s cosmic creation model, which asserts that a supernatural
Creator designed the un