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science1 year ago

"Unraveling the Universe's Expansion Mystery: New Insights from Nobel Prize Winner and JWST"

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Adam Riess suggests that the discrepancies in measurements of the universe's expansion rate, known as the "Hubble tension," may indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of the universe. The Hubble constant, which measures the universe's expansion speed, has produced conflicting values from different instruments, leading to the possibility that previous knowledge about the universe may have been incorrect. The upcoming Webb telescope aims to provide more accurate measurements and potentially uncover the true nature of the universe.