Carnegie Lecture - Hubble’s Troublesome Constant
Date:
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020 | 4 p.m.–5 p.m.
Category:
Lectures
Location:
Carnegie Science Livestream
Event Notes:
Free
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10/05/2020 04:00 PM
10/05/2020 05:00 PM
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Carnegie Lecture - Hubble’s Troublesome Constant
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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 at 4 p.m. (PDT).
Image credit: NASA/JPL