What Discovery in 1998 Changed Our Understanding of the Overall

question 43

Multiple Choice

What discovery in 1998 changed our understanding of the overall history of the universe?

• A)The universe is permeated with radiation at microwave frequencies.
• B)The universe is expanding, and has been since the Big Bang.
• C)The expansion of the universe is slowing, and will eventually reverse, ending in a Big Crunch.
• D)The expansion of the universe is accelerating, due to an unknown cause known as dark energy.
• E)Rotational measurements of our galaxy and others demonstrated the existence of dark matter.

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