Is the universe expanding at an accelerating rate

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The discussion centers on the research led by Professor Subir Sarkar from Oxford University, which challenges the prevailing notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Utilizing a new catalogue of 740 Type Ia supernovae, the study suggests that the evidence for cosmic acceleration may be weaker than previously established, indicating that the universe could be expanding at a constant rate instead. This finding calls into question the standard cosmological model and invites further scrutiny of existing data.

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http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/universe-expanding-accelerating-rate-–-or-it

Now, a team of scientists led by Professor Subir Sarkar of Oxford University's Department of Physics has cast doubt on this standard cosmological concept. Making use of a vastly increased data set – a catalogue of 740 Type Ia supernovae, more than ten times the original sample size – the researchers have found that the evidence for acceleration may be flimsier than previously thought, with the data being consistent with a constant rate of expansion.

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