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Supernova Stretch Method Refined

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2001

Gerson Goldhaber2001

Supernova Cosmology Project · Science / Astronomy

Goldhaber and collaborators refine the light-curve stretch treatment of Type Ia supernovae, improving the standardization used in precision dark-energy measurements.

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Gerson Goldhaber

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