MinutePhysics

How Do We Know The Universe Is ACCELERATING? (2017x4)

Air date: Apr 26, 2017

The universe is expanding – this we know from looking at red shifts of distant galaxies – but the acceleration of the universe's expansion is harder to measure. It requires measuring the change of recession velocity over time, and it's done by comparing Type Ia supernovas as standard candles at different distances, which is how we know the universe is accelerating!