Saul Perlmutter

  Astronomers now recognize that the eventual fate of the universe is inextricably tied to the presence of dark energy and dark matter. Two teams of astronomers responsible for the historic discovery of dark energy received the 2007 $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize because “the discovery of the accelerated expansion has radically changed our perception of cosmic evolution. The two teams of astronomers who observed the accelerating expansion include Brian Schmidt of Australian National University and the High-z Supernova Search team and Saul Perlmutter (University of California at Berkeley) and the Supernova Cosmology Project. “I think this discovery represents the end of the beginning for ... Read Full Story

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