Astronomers measure expansion rate of Universe

Maryland: Astronomers have measured the expansion rate of the universe using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope with a technique completely independent of any previous technique. It is very important to know the precise value of how fast the universe expands in order to determine the age, size, and fate of the cosmos. The new study provides evidence to the school of thought that new theories may be required to explain what the scientists are currently finding. The result found by researchers strengthens a discrepancy between the expansion rate which is called the Hubble constant which is calculated through the measurements of the local universe and the rate as predicted from background...