Carnegie Lecture - Hubble’s Troublesome Constant

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Mon., Oct. 5, 2020 | 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

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Lectures

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Carnegie Science Livestream

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Free

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Add to Calendar 10/05/2020 04:00 PM 10/05/2020 05:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Carnegie Lecture - Hubble’s Troublesome Constant Visit page - https://www.huntington.org/events/carnegie-lecture-hubbles-troublesome-constant The Huntington - Carnegie Science Livestream

 

Dr. Chris Burns, Research Associate, Carnegie Observatories, covers the history of Edwin Hubble's Constant, a type of unit that measures the expansion of the universe, and how astronomers are trying to pin down its precise value.

This lecture will be livestreamed.

Image credit: NASA/JPL