... тАЬFor discovering that the expansion rate of the universe is accelerating, implying in the simplest interpretation that the energy density of space is non-vanishing even in the absence of any matter and radiationтАЬ, shared with Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt . ... Academy of Achievement, Gold Plate Award, 2012 . ... AURA Science Award, 2000 . STScI Science Merit Award, 2000, 2001 . ... Science Magazine's Research ``Breakthrough of the Year'', 1998 . ... Time Magazine Innovator Award, 2000€а . ...

... Dark Energy (Part of the Hubble Discoveries Series): http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/dark_energy/ (Flash-based multimedia tutorial on the discovery and meaning of dark energy; includes information on the origin and fate of universe) . ... Cosmology Visualizations from the NASA Universe Forum: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/resources_visual.htm#featcos (A series of computer visualizations of the evolution and structure of the universe, available in a number of formats.) ...

... Based on this data the old idea of a cosmological constant is making a comeback. ... The gravitational effect of matter caused an acceleration in this model which Einstein did not want, since at the time the Universe was not known to be expanding. ... This term acts like a vacuum energy density , an idea which has become quite fashionable in high energy particle physics models since a vacuum energy density of a specific kind is used in the Higgs mechanism for spontaneous symmetry breaking. ...

Supernova cosmology : legacy and future Bruno Leibundgut ESO Congratulations! for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae Supernova Cosmology · Required observations ­ light curve ­ spectroscopic classification ­ redshift · Required theory ­ cosmological model ­ ( supernova explosions and light emission) · ... 2009 Union2 data set (557 SNe Ia) Goobar & Leibundgut 2011 Supernova Cosmology ­ do we need more? ...

One very important space mission has already provided definite answers about cosmology, the quest to understand the origin and fate of the Universe. ... Ground-based gravitational wave telescopes like LIGO and VIRGO now being completed; and space-based telescopes like LISA should open an entire new window on the Universe, by looking at the gravitational radiation being emitted by extremely large or compact sources, like double black holes, or coalescing neutron stars. ...

... memb ers of the CAUSTIC Group www.dfg.unito.it/ricerca/caustic Cambridge, April 19th 2011 SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND Observations of SNae : Interpretation in the CDM model Alternative cosmological models: Conformal gravity and kinematic conformal gravity GRBs as cosmological probes: Bayesian approach BAYESIAN ANALYSIS Parameter forecasts (posterior probability): Likelihood and priors ... Constitution set of Hicken et al 2009) Bayesian parameter estimation again.. ...

Next: Large Scale Clustering in the Universe - A Package of Codes . ... The discovery of a correlation between the light curve shape and intrinsic brightness has made Type Ia supernovae exceptionally accurate distance indicators out to cosmologically interesting redshifts. ... But supernovae are relatively rare events. ... Type Ia supernovae make excellent distance indicators, so these events at high redshift can be used to map out the history of the expanding Universe. ...

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T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

Properties of the Dark Energy P. M. Garnavich University of Notre Dame A non-zero cosmological constant is only one of many possible ex- planations for the observed accelerating expansion of the Universe. Any smooth, dark energy with a signi cant negative pressure can drive the acceleration and this generic solution has been dubbed \quintessence". ... Quintessence can be parameterized by its equation of state, w = p=, which in the most general form can vary over time. ...

... Rumors of a Strange Universe . ... NASA Explanation: Only a few short years ago , when the APOD editors were in graduate school, the pervasive, cosmic Dark Energy was not even seriously discussed. Of course, it now appears that this strange energy dominates the cosmos (as well as lectures on cosmology ) and provides a repulsive force accelerating the large scale expansion of the Universe . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Publications with keywords: supernova - cosmology - dark energy . ...

... IAU planet classification Observing with a Telescope Large Scale Structure The observables: Local Group (size 1 Mpc) Virgo cluster (size 2+ Mpc) Virgo supercluster (size ~33 Mpc) Voids (size ~ 10-150 Mpc), Walls and sheets, aka filaments (size ~ 50-80+ Mpc) 1 parsec The nearest star is 1.2 parsecs away (Proxima Centuri). ... Virgo supercluster Voids, Sheets Filaments The Virgo Cluster is a cluster of galaxies at a distance of about 18.0 Mpc away in the constellation Virgo. ...