The best way to measure dark energy just got better
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 11:21
in Astronomy & Space
Dark energy is a mysterious force that pervades all space, acting as a 'push' to accelerate the Universe's expansion. Despite being 70 percent of the Universe, dark energy was only discovered in 1998 by two teams observing Type Ia supernovae. A Type 1a supernova is a cataclysmic explosion of a white dwarf star...