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Expanding Universe

Investigation total duration
1.5 hours

Introduction

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will detect millions of previously unknown supernovae and faint galaxies, providing a wealth of data that reveals that the Universe is expanding and that the rate of expansion is changing with time. Students examine the expansion rate of the Universe for different galaxies, and learn that the Universe appears to be expanding uniformly regardless of location. Together, these observations provide evidence to support the Big Bang theory.