cosmic distance ladder
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…
2 months ago
Colliding Neutron Stars Could Help Measure the Expansion of the Universe
A new study presents a novel and independent method for measuring cosmic expansion using kilonova
7 months ago
Another New Way to Measure Distance in the Universe: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations
A team of astronomers have developed a new technique that relies on Baryon Acoustic Oscillations to measure cosmic distances.
8 months ago
JWST is the Perfect Machine to Resolve the Hubble Tension
Over the last decade, various measurements have disagreed over the rate that the Universe is expanding. Astronomers use Cepheid variables…
9 months ago