Einstein\'s Idea of a "Cosmic Constant" was scorned for many decades.
And the current theories of elemental particles now suggest a vast ran.
Physicists realize a vast amount of invisible material and energy is necessary to keep the universe together and to explain other phenomena--such as why the edges of galaxies speed far too fast to stay attached, but do so anyway.
Physicists now universally recognize the need for black energy and black matter.
But lately, scientific attitudes have changed.
Einstein\'s Idea of a "Cosmic Constant" was scorned for many decades