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How Fast Is the Universe Really Expanding?

Adam Riess

Hosted by Steven Strogatz

Published Jul 23, 2026
1 h 5 min

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Adam Riess explains how astronomers measure the universe's expansion and why different methods give conflicting results. He revisits the evidence for accelerated expansion and examines what the Hubble tension might reveal about measurement techniques or missing ingredients in cosmological models.

Topics

Hubble tensionCosmic expansionCosmological measurements

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