Recent Results from Very Bright Supernovae in Very Distant Galaxies

question 118

Multiple Choice

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

• 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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