Hubble Hits Milestone, Hunts Elusive Supernova
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a galaxy cluster that acts as a gravitational lens to help track the reappearance of supernova Athena. This observation helps scientists refine calculations regarding the expansion rate of the universe.
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Advancing our understanding of the universe's expansion rate is fundamental to cosmology and physics.
Hubble Hits Milestone, Hunts Elusive Supernova | Mirage News
An image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of galaxy cluster MACS J0417 is part of repeated observations to monitor for the reappearance of supernova Athena, which can help astronomers measure the expansion rate of the universe. NASA, ESA, STScI, M. Pascale (UCLA); Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)
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