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ASTRO 801: Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe 

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Lesson 10

  • Overview
  • Olbers' Paradox
  • Hubble's Law
  • The Implications of Hubble's Law: An Expanding Universe
  • The Age of the Universe
  • The Large Scale Structure of the Universe
  • A coherent model for the Universe: The Big Bang Theory
  • The Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Universe
  • Additional Resources
  • Summary

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      • Overview
      • Olbers' Paradox
      • Hubble's Law
      • The Implications of Hubble's Law: An Expanding Universe
      • The Age of the Universe
      • The Large Scale Structure of the Universe
      • A coherent model for the Universe: The Big Bang Theory
      • The Cosmic Microwave Background
      • Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Universe
      • Additional Resources
      • Summary
    • Lesson 11
    • Lesson 12
    • Capstone Project

Author: Dr. Christopher Palma(link is external), Senior Lecturer in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics(link is external), The Pennsylvania State University.

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