Multiple Choice
Recent results from very bright supernovae in very distant galaxies indicate that the expansion of the universe
A) has now stopped and the universe will shortly begin to contract again toward a Big Crunch.
B) is decelerating (slowing down) .
C) is continuing at a constant rate and has done so since just after the Big Bang.
D) is accelerating (speeding up) .
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