But if the dimming is the result of a recent cosmic speedup that followed an earlier era of deceleration, supernovae from the slowdown period would appear relatively brighter.

• 反之，如果超新星比预期暗是由于宇宙由早期的减速转为之后的加速膨胀，那麽超新星在减速的这段期间，便会显得比预期亮眼。