The Mystery of the Elusive Hubble Constant

Probably the only thing that is constant about the Hubble Constant is that it keeps changing! What is it? Why is it such a hot topic in cosmology today and why are some even calling it a "crisis"?

Come along with Wayne and Dan as they dive into the quest for the elusive magic number. What does it mean for cosmology and what might it all have to do with the way God made the universe?

The following links are not meant to imply the ideas contained therein reflect those of Good Heavens! or Watchman Fellowship, Inc. All of these, with the exception of Danny Faulkner, are presented from a completely secular perspective of the universe

More in-depth on the Hubble Constant -

Interview with Christian astronomer Dr. Danny Faulkner on the Hubble Constant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUkhyxCbPE

Cosmological constant (not the same as the Hubble constant, but related). 

https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_accel.html

Hubble constant - two different ways to measure. 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-dispute-over-a-single-number-became-a-cosmological-crisis/

Three ways to measure Hubble constant. https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/hubble-constant-explained 

Brian Keating short video about using magnetism to measure the Hubble constant 
https://youtu.be/kBdtvURyJ8Q?si=-wlE-9D1emA-NP1-

Dr. Becky most recent video on the crisis. https://youtu.be/yKmPJmaeP8A?si=Wf6ajm4qGuC5CZX6

Adam Riese from the Space Telescope Science Institute who won the Nobel Prize in the late 90s for discovering the universe expansion was (allegedly) accelerating. His SH0ES team measured the Hubble constant at 74 km/s/mpsc, far above Wendy Freedman’s 69.8 and the CMBR at 67. https://youtu.be/JmDszPExepc?si=03HqPi3RU5uRkSSl

Technical  power point slides from Dr. Jo Dunkley on the PLANK CMBR data on the Hubble constant. 
https://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/primocosmo13/dunkley/pdf/Dunkley_PrimoCosmo13_KITP.pdf

Scientific American article on the HC from October 2023. 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-possible-crisis-in-the-cosmos-could-lead-to-a-new-understanding-of-the-universe/

Wendy Freedman’s initial project of measuring HC using the HST to measure Cepheids. 
https://www.stsci.edu/stsci/meetings/shst2/freedmanw.html

Historical background on the HC from STScI. (2020) 
https://www.stsci.edu/contents/newsletters/2020-volume-37-issue-02/hubble-and-the-constant-the-next-and-the-next-generation

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