Hubble confirms cosmic acceleration with distorted galaxies

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Hubble confirms cosmic acceleration with distorted galaxies

25 March 2010
A comprehensive analysis of distorted galaxies from the most ambitious cosmic survey ever undertaken by the Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the mysterious cosmic acceleration. It has also provided the equivalent of a 3D map of part of the Universe.

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMHHSFKZ6G_index_0.html

[Rick]

NASA: 'Something weird' is expanding universe amid Hubble discovery

There's a disturbance in the force.

During a recent study on the universe's expansion rate, NASA researchers discovered "something weird" transpiring in the cosmos that might not be able to be explained by modern science.

The interstellar anomaly comes on the heels of recent breakthroughs regarding "dark energy," a mysterious repulsive force that sped up the universe's expansion, according to the study. With the help of the Hubble telescope and other cutting-edge instruments, astronomers had managed to gather the most accurate data yet regarding this intergalactic augmentation metric.

More: https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/nasa-something-weird-is-expanding-universe-amid-hubble-discovery/

[Rick]

Hubble Reaches New Milestone in Mystery of Universe's Expansion Rate

Pursuit of the universe's expansion rate began in the 1920s with measurements by astronomers Edwin P. Hubble and Georges Lemaître. In 1998, this led to the discovery of "dark energy," a mysterious repulsive force accelerating the universe's expansion. In recent years, thanks to data from Hubble and other telescopes, astronomers found another twist: a discrepancy between the expansion rate as measured in the local universe compared to independent observations from right after the big bang, which predict a different expansion value.

The cause of this discrepancy remains a mystery. But Hubble data, encompassing a variety of cosmic objects that serve as distance markers, support the idea that something weird is going on, possibly involving brand new physics.

More: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/hubble-reaches-new-milestone-in-mystery-of-universes-expansion-rate