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MISSION 003

Supernova Cosmology

A cosmology project developed during an astronomy and astrophysics summer school using the Pantheon+SH0ES dataset.

STATUS: COMPLETED

TECH STACK

  • Python
  • NumPy
  • SciPy
  • Matplotlib
  • Statistical Inference

MISSION BRIEF

Type Ia supernova distance moduli from Pantheon+SH0ES were fitted to a flat ΛCDM model to constrain the expansion history.

RESULTS

H₀

72.97 ± 0.26

km/s/Mpc

Ωₘ

0.351 ± 0.019

dimensionless

Estimated Universe Age

12.36

Gyr