How Fast Is the Universe Really Expanding?
Adam Riess
Hosted by Steven Strogatz
Published Jul 23, 2026
1 h 5 min
About
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