Final supernova results from Dark Energy Survey offer unique insights into the expansion of the universe

Final supernova results from Dark Energy Survey offer unique insights into the expansion of the universe

In 1998, astrophysicists discovered that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, attributed to a mysterious entity called dark energy that makes up about 70% of our universe. While foreshadowed by earlier measurements, the discovery was somewhat of a surprise; at the time, astrophysicists agreed that the universe’s expansion should be slowing down because … Read more