The universe is expanding faster than previously thought

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The universe’s rate of expansion is 8% faster than all theories on the subject suggest. That’s been confirmed by data from the James Webb Space Telescope in a paper published this week. The paper corroborates previous data from the Hubble Space Telescope. Host Carolyn Beeler explains the details.

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