This doesn't really address your point, but the 2011 physics Nobel [1] said that "What is known is that dark energy constitutes about three quarters of the Univ

This doesn't really address your point, but the 2011 physics Nobel [1] said that "What is known is that dark energy constitutes about three quarters of the Universe." Not saying the Nobel write-ups constitute evidence, but dark energy has certainly been popular, at least. 1 = https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2011/press-release/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2011/press-release...