On the other hand, the members of the Supernova Cosmology Project, who have not yet come to the end of their own study and have not yet begun to prepare their findings for the scientific community, are, therefore, unready to respond to these emerging data. Others feel that, while the data are pretty strongly discrepant, they are extremely interesting. New calibrations might be in the works. Correcting for leftover differences in brightness could be the result of these latest findings. And then again, nothing about measuring the universe is perfect, and the type Ia supernovae provide the best game in town for distant objects.
Nobody is ready to throw anything away.
Right now, however, the data must be placed on hold, awaiting new findings of the Supernova Cosmology Project which might be some time in coming. The sun, which is expected to become an eventual white dwarf, cannot go type Ia supernova, because it is not in a binary relationship. Therefore you can go back to sleep and forget about all of this nonsense. Links Return to the List of Available Newsletter Articles. Return to the Home Page for the University Lowbrow Astronomers.