Slide 1The Big Bang Theory: Origin & Evolution of the Universe Slide 2 Newtons Static Universe Universe is static and composed of an infinite number of stars that are…
Slide 1Notes… Handouts available for today and yesterday Some bits might not come out too well, if you want to check against the originals I will put them all on my website:…
1. Big BangThe Start of the Universe 2. Big Bang Vs BIG BANGor 3. Discovered by Edwin Hubble that our Universe is expandingBefore that it is a single point Estimated to be12-14…
1. Discovered by Edwin Hubble that our Universe is expanding Before that it is a single point Estimated to be12-14 billion years ago Born in a single…
Slide 1 Introduction to Astrophysics Lecture 17: Cosmology: the expansion of the Universe Slide 2 Cosmology Cosmology is the study of the Universe as a whole. It attempts…
Slide 1The Milky Way What type of galaxy is our Milky Way?? A. Spiral B. elliptical C. irregular A Slide 2 Ok, so how did our Universe begin?? There are plenty of theories……
Slide 1 1 16.1Evidence of the Big Bang 16.2The Big Bang 16.3Stellar Evolution 16.4Astronomical Objects 16.5Problems with the Big Bang 16.6The Age of the Universe 16.7The…
Slide 1 Hubble’s Constant, the Oosterhoff Dichotomy and Hydrogen Ionization Fronts. Shashi M. Kanbur University of Florida, September 2009 Slide 2 Acknowledgments Chow…
Slide 1 OPTION E - ASTROPHYSICS E6 Galaxies and the expanding universe Galactic motion Slide 2 Galaxies – not assessed A galaxy is a collection of a very large number of…