Please welcome Professor Wendy Freedom. [Applause] I am standing outside of a cabin, a young girl of seven with my father. We are looking up at a dark sky with more stars than I've ever seen before.And my father is explaining to me that the stars are at unimaginable distances from us and that some of them might not even be there anymore. We're looking at them as they were when their light began its journey to us and some of them may have died in the meantime. The journey might be many thousands and thousand ...

Cosmology & Astrophysics - New telescopes may provide crucial insights into the universe's expansion [1] - The telescopes might only reaffirm the Hubble tension, based on past experiences [1]

Astronomy is at an impasse. Some argue that the Hubble tension is caused by incorrect measurements. While others worry that it is a hint something is wrong with the standard model of cosmology https://t.co/k33mvFh4Ye ...