I still remember that day over twenty years ago when I was just starting out as a graduate student in theoretical physics, and hearing the faculty and students buzzing about this shocking new discovery from the astrophysics and cosmology community. Not only was the Universe expanding, but it seemed to be accelerating.

Subsequent studies using supernovae and the cosmic microwave background confirmed this discovery, leading to the dark energy problem in cosmology. Approximately three quarters of...
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