Recent results from very bright supernovae in very distant galaxies seem to indicate that the expansion of the universe Select one:

a. is continuing at a constant rate and has done so since just after the Big Bang.

b. has now stopped and the universe will shortly begin to contract again toward a recollapse.

c. is accelerating (speeding up).

d. is decelerating (slowing down).

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Jenna Wang

Physics

25 September, 03:03

Recent results from very bright supernovae in very distant galaxies seem to indicate that the expansion of the universe Select one:

a. is continuing at a constant rate and has done so since just after the Big Bang.

b. has now stopped and the universe will shortly begin to contract again toward a recollapse.

c. is accelerating (speeding up).

d. is decelerating (slowing down).

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Londyn Gilmore · Answer 1

c. is accelerating (speeding up).

Explanation:

Recent results from very bright supernovae in very distant galaxies seem to indicate that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

The findings of very distant supernovae by the Hubble Space Telescope indicated that the universe has progressed more slowly than it is now. In other words, due to gravity, the expansion of the universe was not decreasing, but is instead accelerating mysteriously. Scientist name this force as Dark energy. It a mysterious force still to be decoded by the scientist.