The fabric of space in the universe is expanding at more than 160,000 miles per hour, according to the most precise study ever of the composition and evolution of the cosmos.

The study analysed data from type Ia supernovae using the amount of redshift observed to calculate the rate at which they are travelling away from Earth. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The measurement has deepened one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics because it is faster than the expansion rate predicted by scientific models, suggesting that scientists may need to rewrite their understanding of how the universe has evolved since the big bang.

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