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Hubble constant

British

noun

Also called: Hubble parameter. the rate at which the expansion velocity of the universe depends on distance away. It is currently estimated to lie in the range 60–80 km s ^–1 megaparsec ^–1

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This research is presented in a paper titled "The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision" to published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

When they combined the stochastic siren method with existing measurements from individual black hole mergers, they achieved a more precise estimate of the Hubble constant.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Until then, increasingly strict limits on the background signal will continue to narrow the possible range of the Hubble constant.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

To determine how fast it is growing today, scientists calculate a value called the Hubble constant.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Thus when astronomers refer to a Hubble constant of 50, what they really mean is "50 kilometers per second per megaparsec."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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