Type Ia Supernovae and Cosmology
The first robust evidence for the accelerated expansion of the universe (which led to the Nobel Prize…
cosmology
The whole Universe in a computer: the Illustris Simulation
The entire history of the Universe reconstructed through a great computer simulation: here is the “Illustris Simulation”!…
SN 1000+0216: the most distant supernova ever observed
Among the ten most important discoveries of the last decade, at the 10th place we find SN…
Unveiling the Universe with Cosmic Fireworks: Type Ia Supernovae
Definitely among the most powerful stellar explosions in the Universe, Type Ia supernovae are actual Earth-size space…