Bruce Lawson on Nostr: 100 years ago today, the papers reported the news that Hubble had proved that the ...
100 years ago today, the papers reported the news that Hubble had proved that the universe is more than just our galaxy. Now we know there are 51 galaxies in the Local Group; 100,000 in the Local Supercluster, and an estimated 100 billion in all of the observable universe.
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