Hubble's Law

n. (Astronomy) scientific law that states that the speed at which distant galaxies move away from Earth is proportional to their distance from the observer

Hubble's law is a statement in physical cosmology which states that the redshift in light coming from distant galaxies is proportional to their distance. The law was first formulated by Edwin Hubble and Milton Humason in 1929 after nearly a decade of observations. It is considered the first observational basis for the expanding space paradigm and today serves as one of the most often cited pieces of evidence in support of the Big Bang. The most recent calculation of the proportionality constant, using the satellite WMAP began in 2003, yielding a value of 71 ± 4 (km/s)/Mpc. In August, 2006, a less accurate figure was obtained independently using data from NASA's orbital Chandra X-ray Observatory: 77 (km/s)/Mpc with an uncertainty of ± 15%.
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Noun
1. (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
(synonym) Hubble's law
(hypernym) law, law of nature
(classification) astronomy, uranology

Noun
1. (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
(synonym) Hubble law
(hypernym) law, law of nature
(classification) astronomy, uranology

See Age of the Universe .