The fight over the Hubble constant – podcast

When it comes to the expansion rate of the universe, trying to get a straight answer isn ’t easy. That’s because the two best ways of measuring what’s known as the Hubble constant are giving different results. As each method becomes increasingly accurate, the gap between widens. Is one of them wrong? Or is it time to rejig the Standard Model of Cosmology?Madeleine Finlay investigates the so-called ‘Hubble tension’ with Prof Erminia CalabreseContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Max Sanderson Tags: Science Astronomy Physics Space Source Type: news