How Big Is the Universe?

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
universe Brent Tully astronomer size shape expand accelerate redshift distance growth rate closed universe open universe Cosmological Constant Einstein inflation
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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How Big Is the Universe?

How big is the universe? Long considered one of the most perplexing questions, it's on the minds of many astronomers these days. Some even think they can answer it. In this media-rich essay from NOVA, Brent Tully, astronomer and co-producer of the NOVA film "Runaway Universe," discusses astronomy's latest theories on the size—and shape—of the universe.
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PBS Learning Media

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