Astronomy / Space Hubble Constant measured more accurately than ever before

SciTrekker

SciTrekker
Like pi - more accurate is the number when more decimals are added, yet the value remains the same. "2 + 2 = 5 for very large values of 2." [big grin]
 

Thargon

Thargon
The point of the article and the research, is that the uncertainty is less. This enables them to refine their models and hints at what it may be and what it may not be. Before, the error bars in the observations were too large to include or discount anything with decent certainty.
 

edd

edd
The Hubble Constant alone doesn't tell you anything really important - it's not a constant so it's value is just a function of when we happen to show up. As a result simply knowing it more accurately also doesn't directly tell you anything important. The potentially interesting bit is that two different methods of determining it slightly disagree.
 
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