15 Strange and Mysterious Space Findings That'll Leave You Wondering.

3. The Universe Is Accelerating

Found Year: 1998 Who Discovered It: The High-Z Supernova Search Team and the Supernova Cosmology Project Place: The Universe The Supernova Cosmology Project and The High-Z Supernova Search Team, two separate projects, came to the conclusion in 1998 that the universe is expanding faster than before. The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam G. Riess in recognition of this finding.

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The Universe is Accelerating @newscientist/Pinterest The study shows that the speed at which a far-off galaxy moves away from its viewer increases steadily over time. The acceleration was measured by both previously stated teams using distant type Ia supernovae. Analyses of galaxy clustering and baryon acoustic oscillations have provided evidence in support of this.

4. The nearest b

Found Year: 2016. Who Found It: Escudé, Anglada, et al. Location: Alpha Centauri, a triple star system Proxima Centauri b, sometimes referred to as Proxima b and Alpha Centauri Cb, is an exoplanet circling the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, which is the closest star to the sun, in the habitable zone. Proxima b is the nearest known exoplanet to the Solar System, along with Proxima c and Proxima d, and is located around 4.2 light-years from Earth.

The closest b is Matteo Omied/Alamy. Its features are mostly only slightly understood, however it is thought to be a planet similar to Earth. Its atmosphere is unknown at the time of writing. Following years of research, the European Southern Observatory confirmed Proxima Centauri b in August 2016.