Irregularities in the Expansion of the Universe

Presenter Full Name
Dr. Sandra M. Faber
Award Recipient
Bruce Medal
National Medal of Science
Institution
Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz
Year & Semester
1987 Fall
Presentation Date
October 5, 1987

Dr. Sandra M. Faber of the Lick Observatory and the University of California, Santa Cruz will describe evidence that a large volume of the universe around our galaxy is moving rapidly sideways with respect to the local cosmic rest frame—an unexpected result that means the universe is much lumpier on large scales than previously thought. [Available on VHS in the SSU library.]