Robert P Kirshner

"Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery : the expansion of the universe is accelerating under the influence of a dark energy that makes space itself expand. In addition to sharing the story of this discovery, Kirshner brings the science up-to-date in a new epilogue. He explains how the idea of an accelerating universe - once a daring interpretation of sketchy data...