The Critical Evidence for Cosmic Acceleration in 1998 Came from Two

question 61

Multiple Choice

The critical evidence for cosmic acceleration in 1998 came from two teams of astronomers,both observing:

• A) hypernovae.
• B) gamma ray bursts.
• C) type I supernovae.
• D) type II supernovae.
• E) ages of globular clusters.

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