Type Ia supernova distance measurements Dark matter
type ia supernovae can used standard candles measure extragalactic distances, can in turn used measure how fast universe has expanded in past. data indicates universe expanding @ accelerating rate, cause of ascribed dark energy. since observations indicate universe flat, expect total energy density of in universe sum 1 (Ωtot ~ 1). measured dark energy density ΩΛ = ~0.690; observed ordinary matter energy density Ωm = ~0.0482 , energy density of radiation negligible. leaves missing Ωdm = ~0.258 nonetheless behaves matter (see technical definition section above) – dark matter.
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