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Supernova Casts Doubt on "Standard Candle"
Krishna Dagli writes, "A supernova more than twice as bright as others of its type has been observed, suggesting it arose from a star that managed to grow more massive than theoretically thought possible. The observation suggests that Type 1a supernovae may not be 'standard candles' — all having the same intrinsic luminosity — as previously thought. This could affect their use as probes of dark energy, the mysterious force causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate."
"twice as bright as others of its type"
/. reader then. ;)
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Dark energy? the mysterious force? Oh, I get it, we found the death star!
That was funny right? *nudge**nudge*
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