Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Rumors of a Strange Universe
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 2, 1998 is “Rumors of a Strange Universe,” an image. It is credited to Credit: P. Garnavich (CfA) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA. The original explanation runs about 224 words.
From the explanation
“In a meeting in California two weeks ago, unpublished results were presented indicating that most of the energy in our universe is not in stars or galaxies but is tied to space itself. In the language of cosmologists, a large cosmological constant is directly implied by new distant supernovae observations.”
— APOD editors, March 2, 1998
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- March 2, 1998
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: P. Garnavich (CfA) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 224 words