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An exceptionally rare supernova that could open a new way to determine the expansion rate of the universe - finding a supernova located directly behind a gravitational lens is less than one in a million


Die Aufnahme einer äußerst seltenen Supernova könnte das Geheimnis der Expansionsrate des Universums lösen.

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