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A new study by Dr. Phil Wiseman and colleagues published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society confirms the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, overturning claims by Professor Young-Wook Lee.
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University of Southampton’s Dr. Phil Wiseman, Professor Mark Sullivan, Dr. Brodie Popovic, Nobel laureate Professor Adam Riess, Yonsei University’s Professor Young-Wook Lee
What
A new study by Dr. Phil Wiseman and colleagues published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society confirms the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, overturning claims by Professor Young-Wook Lee.
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Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:05:01 GMT · 4h 15m ago
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Southampton, UK ·
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A fresh analysis of Type Ia supernovae overturns a controversial 2025 claim that cosmic expansion is slowing, with the new study finding errors in how the age of stars was estimated and a failure to account for host galaxy mass in the previous paper.
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This new research reaffirms the long-standing understanding of the universe's accelerating expansion, ensuring decades of astronomical progress based on this principle remain valid. It allows scientists to refocus on understanding dark energy rather than questioning its existence.
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