The Universe’s 100th Birthday: Galactic Fireworks and Little Red Dots - Chris Lintott

About this episode

Chris Lintott discusses the significance of Edwin Hubble's discovery of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and the advancements in astrophysics over the past century.

100 years ago this year, Edwin Hubble published the first conclusive evidence that there were galaxies beyond the Milky Way. This lecture, using new results from our latest space telescopes and ground-based instruments, surveys the diversity of systems that we’ve found since, from giant and beautiful spirals to mysterious Little Red Dots. This lecture was recorded by Chris Lintott on 18th March 2026 at Conway Hall, London. Professor Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the Univer...

People in this episode

Guest: Chris Lintott

Topics covered

• astrophysics
• galaxies
• space telescopes
• Hubble's discovery
• cosmology

Keywords

• Hubble
• galaxies
• astrophysics
• space telescopes
• cosmology
• Little Red Dots
• spiral galaxies
• Conway Hall

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gresham College

Books & works: Edwin Hubble

Places: London

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