ERIC Number: EJ1252128
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Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Is Modern Cosmology in Crisis?
Lincoln, Don
Physics Teacher, v58 n4 p234-237 Apr 2020
Two well-regarded measurements for the expansion rate of the universe disagree, leaving cosmologists very puzzled. It may be that something large has been overlooked in our theory of the Big Bang. This discrepancy is called the Hubble tension and it has led to a very interesting conversation within the cosmology community.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Measurement Techniques, Astronomy, Theories, Climate, Scientific Research, Energy, Graphs
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Language: English
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