Is the Universe Expanding?

The video explores the history of astronomical discoveries, focusing on the realization that the universe is expanding. It explains how Vesto Slipher's observation of redshifted light from galaxies led to the understanding that space itself is stretching. Georges Lemaitre and Edwin Hubble further developed this idea, leading to the concept of the Hubble Constant. The video also discusses the accelerating expansion of the universe due to dark energy and concludes with a reflection on the significance of these discoveries.

What was the initial belief about the position of Earth in the universe?

• Earth is at the edge of the universe.

• Earth orbits around the sun.

• Earth is at the center of the universe.

• Earth is part of a binary star system.

What did Vesto Slipher discover about the light from certain star groups?

• It was invisible.

• It was redshifted.

• It was blue-shifted.

• It was constant.

What does the redshift of galaxies indicate about their movement?

• They are moving away from us.

• They are moving towards us.

• They are spinning in place.

• They are stationary.

What analogy is used to explain the expansion of the universe?

• A deflating balloon.

• A balloon covered in polka dots.

• A shrinking sponge.

• A spinning top.

What mysterious force is causing the universe's expansion to accelerate?

• Cosmic rays.

• Dark matter.

• Dark energy.

• Gravitational waves.