A New Space Telescope Project - Testing What We Think We KNow About the Age of the Universe

Join Astrophysicist Michael Gregg, for a presentation on A New Space Telescope Project - Testing What We Think We KNow About the Age of the Universe. The Hubble Space Telescope uses a traditional astronomy distance indicator, Cepheid variable stars, to measure the distance to the Coma cluster of galaxies. This reaches four times farther out into the Universe than any other precise measurement so far. Michael Gregg's talk will explore how astronomers are testing our understanding of the nature of the Universe, and how we can gain insight into the age and evolution of galaxies from the visually stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope.