The only question was would the universe

discovered the universe was expanding in 1929. It was assumed that the rate of expansion would slow over time just like a ball or bullet begins to decelerate from the moment it is pitched or fired. The only question was would the universe continue to decelerate but forever drift apart or would it like a rubber band eventually contract back upon itself. STAY CONNECTED 24/7 Download our free NJ.com mobile and tablet apps to keep up with the latest New Jersey news, sports and entertainment. Riess and his cohorts set to answer that question. The modest goal, he said, was "to find out the ultimate fate of the universe." They looked at a particular kind of supernova a 1a supernova which emanates from a white dwarf, a compact star as heavy as the sun but as small as Earth. Those supernovas can emit as much light as a whole galaxy. But something unexpected happened. The light was fainter than expected these supernovas were farther away than they should have been. The universe wasn t just expanding. It was gaining momentum. It was as if that ball went faster and faster after leaving the pitcher s hand. This was "a game changer," Supplee said. Some other force was acting, something stronger than gravity. Albert Einstein had theorized there might be a force that repulsed objects instead of attracting them as early as 1917, but abandoned the theory, calling it his greatest blunder. Riess helped prove Einstein was right all along. His work helped http://www.obdii.co.uk/ecu-chip-tuning-tool/tsop-32p unveil a universe "that to a large extent is unknown to science," the Nobel committee said. "And everything is possible again." Most Comments Most Recent New Jersey Real-Time News stories with the most comments in the last 7 days. Gov. Chris Christie http://www.obdii.co.uk/obd-code-scanner/checker-vchecker-scanner-v500-with-bmw-conector to Speaker Sheila Oliver: You lie! Published: Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 11:37 AM Updated: Friday, December 17, 2010, 5:15 PM Minutes after Democrats release 'toolkit' compromise, Christie threatens to veto it Ledger Live for Tuesday November 23, 2010 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. The Democrats