Research project Charting new physics with time-domain astronomy
We explore the cosmic content of the universe by measuring the expansion rate using supernovae as distance indicators.
Our ability of study and understand the properties of the universe and the fundamental laws that govern its evolution is limited by our means to make observations and experiments. Technical advances in instrumentation often leads to breakthroughs. One off the most recent ones was the discovery of the acceleration universe, which points to the existence of some sort of "dark energy", which we now know makes up for 70% of the Universe. This project aims at figuring out what dark energy is!
Project description
Our ability of study and understand the properties of the universe and the fundamental laws that govern its evolution is limited by our means to make observations and experiments. Technical advances in instrumentation often leads to breakthroughs. One off the most recent ones was the discovery of the acceleration universe, which points to the existence of some sort of "dark energy", which we now know makes up for 70% of the Universe. This project aims at figuring out what dark energy is!
Project members
Project managers
Ariel Marcelo Goobar
Professor
Members
Ana Sagués Carracedo
Doktorand
Steve Schulze
Forskare
Edvard Mörtsell
Professor
William D Arcy Kenworthy
Postdoc
Joel Pearson Johansson
Researcher
Nikki Arendse
Postdoktor