Supernovae, an accelerating universe and the cosmological constant

Authors :: Kirshner, Robert P.
Source :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. April 13, 1999, Vol. 96 Issue 8, p4224, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Observations of supernova explosions halfway back to the Big Bang give plausible evidence that the expansion of the universe has been accelerating since that epoch, approximately 8 billion years ago and suggest that energy associated with the vacuum itself may be responsible for the acceleration.

Subjects :: Supernovae -- Research
Big bang theory -- Research
Expanding universe -- Research
Cosmology -- Research
Astronomical constants -- Research
Science and technology

ISSN :: 00278424
Volume :: 96
Issue :: 8
Database :: Gale General OneFile
Journal :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsgcl.54576670

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