Universe Expansion May Be Slowing, Not Accelerating, Study Suggests
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A new study suggests that the universe's expansion may be slowing down rather than accelerating, sparking discussion about the challenges of measuring such phenomena.
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Measuring something that is slowing down has to be painstakingly many zeroes after the decimal point.