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Henrietta Leavitt and the end of the universe

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:32:20
Publish Date: 2021-06-30 08:00:00
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In the early 1900s, Henrietta Leavitt made one of the most important discoveries in the history of astronomy: a yardstick to measure distances to faraway stars. Using this tool, scientists eventually transformed our understanding of the universe. They realized space was expanding, that this expansion was accelerating, and that ultimately, everything will end.


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