Multiple Choice
In the 1990s, astronomers found that distant Type I supernova were __________ than they expected, leading them to conclude that __________.
A) brighter; the universe's expansion rate was decreasing with time
B) brighter; the universe was finite in size
C) fainter; the universe's expansion rate has been increasing with time
D) fainter; the universe was infinite in size
E) fainter; the universe was finite in size
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