Astronomy / Search For Extraterrestrial Life



Chiueh, Tzihong, Xiao-Gang He. "Future Island Universes in an Accelerating Background Universe." arXiv (7/24/01).
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0107453
Recent data from cosmological supernova measurements show that our universe is in accelerating expansion.

Jenkins, A., C. S. Frenk, F. R. Pearce. "Evolution of Structure in Cold Dark Matter Universes." arXiv (1/9/98).
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/9709010

Moffat, John W. "The Accelerating Universe: A Gravitational Explanation." arXiv (8/11/01).
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0108201
A discussion on the problem of explaining the acceleration of the expansion of the universe and the observational and theoretical difficulties associated with dark matter and dark energy.


Scott, Douglas. "Map and Planck vs the Real Universe." arXiv (10/21/98).
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/9810330
The Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) and Planck Surveyor satellites promise to provide accurate maps of the sky at a range of frequencies and angular scales, from which it will be possible to extract estimates for cosmological parameters. But the author states that the real Universe is a nasty, messy place, full of non-linear aspects.