93 - The Moment Dark Energy Appeared (Ft. Adam Riess)

About this episode

Adam Riess recounts his Nobel prize-winning discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe due to dark energy.

Adam Riess recounts the moments of his Nobel prize-winning discovery that our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, powered by a mysterious energy source called dark energy. For ask-us-anything segments and other exclusives, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse Our merch is available here: https://www.shalmawegsman.com/why-this-universe Support the show

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Guest: Adam Riess

Topics covered

• dark energy
• universe expansion
• Nobel prize
• cosmology
• accelerating universe

Keywords

• dark energy
• universe expansion
• Nobel prize
• Adam Riess
• cosmology

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Organizations: Patreon, Shalma Wegsman

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