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Researchers found that a previous study claiming the universe's accelerating expansion was an illusion made key mistakes when analyzing supernova data.
University of Southampton
Who
University of Southampton, Dr. Phil Wiseman, Professor Adam Riess, Professor Brian Schmidt, Professor Mark Sullivan, Dr. Brodie Popovic
What
Researchers found that a previous study claiming the universe's accelerating expansion was an illusion made key mistakes when analyzing supernova data.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:49:23 GMT · 2d 3h ago
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University of Southampton ·
Why
A new investigation led by the University of Southampton reexamined supernova data and concluded that cosmic acceleration remains strong.
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How this affects you
This new analysis confirms the existence of dark energy and the universe's accelerating expansion, reinforcing current cosmological models and allowing scientists to continue research into what dark energy is, rather than whether it exists.
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