How fast is the universe expanding? Supernova could provide the answer

• That the universe is expanding has been known for almost a hundred years now, but how fast? • The exact rate of that expansion remains hotly debated, even challenging the standar

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 193 words
DUNE experiment prepares for supernova watch

DUNE experiment prepares for supernova watch

• At this very moment, somewhere in the universe, a star is about to die. • Well, not ‘die,’ exactly. • As PhD studentDavid Sweeney and astronomy professor Peter Tuthill of the Uni

Physics & Astronomy · September 16, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 214 words