Munich astronomers imaged and modelled an exceptionally rare #supernova that could provide a new, independent way to measure how fast the #universe is expanding: http://go.tum.de/991366 🌌

#hubbleconstant #cosmicexpansion #cosmology #astrophysics

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Measuring the expansion of the universe with cosmic fireworks

That the universe is expanding has been known for almost a hundred years now, but how fast? The exact rate of that expansion remains hotly debated,…

πŸš€βœ¨ Did you know the term "Big Bang" can be misleading? It sounds like an explosion πŸ’₯, but it was actually the rapid expansion of space itself! πŸŒ€ The universe didn’t "explode" from a single pointβ€”it stretched out everywhere at once 🌌. So, think of it more like a balloon 🎈 expanding than a firework! πŸŽ†
Fun fact: The name "Big Bang" was coined sarcastically by astronomer Fred Hoyle πŸ˜…, but it stuck! 🧐
#BigBangMyth #SpaceScience #CosmicExpansion #NotAnExplosion #LearnWithFun #PhysicsIsCool #SpaceFacts 🌠
🌌✨ The universe is expanding, but not all space is affected equally! πŸŒ€ While galaxies move apart, the space between Earth and Mars remains stable due to gravity's pull. πŸŒπŸš€ #CosmicExpansion #Universe #Astronomy #SpaceScience #Galaxy #SolarSystem πŸŒ πŸ”­
Webb Continues to Confirm That Universe is Behaving Strangely

Over a century ago, astronomers Edwin Hubble and Georges Lemaitre independently discovered that the Universe was expanding. Since then, scientists have attempted to measure the rate of expansion (known as the Hubble-Lemaitre Constant) to determine the origin, age, and ultimate fate of the Universe. This has proved very daunting, as ground-based telescopes yielded huge uncertainties, … Continue reading "Webb Continues to Confirm That Universe is Behaving Strangely"

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ESA's Euclid Mission is Off to Explore the Dark Universe

The Euclid space telescope, the ESA's next-generation astrophysics mission, was successfully launched to space!

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Two New Space Telescopes Will Bring Dark Energy Into Focus

The ESA's Euclid and NASA's Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will work together to resolve the mystery of cosmic expansion!

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Astrophysicists propose a new way of measuring cosmic expansion: lensed gravitational waves

The universe is expanding; we've had evidence of that for about a century. But just how quickly celestial objects are receding from each other is still up for debate.

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The #universe (even the observable part) is so mind-bogglingly big - it’s still 🀯:

β€œTRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross”, Kurzgesagt (https://youtu.be/uzkD5SeuwzM).

#Kurzgesagt #Video #Space #Astronomy #CosmicExpansion #Cosmos #TheFinalFrontier

TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross

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