Hubble constant
Britishnoun
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By carefully measuring these delays, scientists can calculate the current expansion rate of the universe, known as the Hubble constant.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
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
"This isn't just a new value of the Hubble constant," the collaboration notes, "it's a community-built framework that brings decades of independent distance measurements together, transparently and accessibly."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2026
Different methods produce conflicting values for the Hubble constant, the number used to describe how fast the universe is expanding.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
De Vaucouleurs was equally certain that the Hubble constant was 100.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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