WFIRST and Type Ia Supernovae (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

WFIRST and Type Ia Supernovae

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This is a rendering of WFIRST with an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 2441. A type Ia supernova, SN1995E, is circled in red. A scientific team including Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley scientists will use WFIRST to gather precise measurements from type Ia supernovae that will provide new insight on dark energy.

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(Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble Space Telescope/NASA; acknowledgment--Nick Rose.)

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