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JWST Observations and the Hubble Tension

Dr. Becky · Explainer · 17 min · 2022 · YouTube title: JWST just made the "Crisis in Cosmology" WORSE
Why it's here

Recommended as an accessible layperson introduction to the Hubble tension when new expansion-rate results make the news.

What it covers

Astrophysicist Dr. Becky explains the Hubble tension, the disagreement between expansion-rate measurements from the cosmic microwave background and the distance ladder, and what early JWST Cepheid observations add.