Editorial to the Special Issue “Origins and Natures of Inflation, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, 2nd Edition”

Key Points

• To explore the foundational concepts and recent discoveries related to inflation, dark matter, and dark energy in cosmology.
• Review of recent cosmological observations and theories.
• Analysis of historical and current research findings.
• Discussion of implications for understanding the universe.
• Recent observations confirm the existence and properties of dark energy.
• New insights are gained into the nature of dark matter.
• Key relationships between inflation and cosmic expansion are outlined.