The Accelerating Universe

1998 · Brian Schmidt, Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess

Year: 1998

Description

Distant type Ia supernovae came out fainter than a decelerating universe permits. Two competing teams got the same unwelcome answer, and dark energy has been unexplained ever since.

Discoverer

Brian Schmidt Saul Perlmutter Adam Riess

Referenced by

researcher

Adam Riess Brian Schmidt Saul Perlmutter

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