Type Ia supernova (IMAGE)

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Type Ia supernova

Caption

Researchers used type Ia supernovae, similar to SN1994d pictured in its host galaxy NGC4526, to help establish that the universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow.

Credit

NASA/ESA

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License

Public Domain

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