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