AS102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Astrobiology, Uptodate, Interstellar Travel
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It seems that this strange puzzle is finally coming together and that we think we"ve unraveled much of it. We have been presented with strange ideas before. On each of these occasions we thought we had it all figured out! In this lesson you learned about experimental evidence supporting the big bang theory. You also learned about the structure of the universe and the concept of inflation slightly altering the theory into the inflationary big bang theory. You discovered that the expansion of the universe is accelerating and were introduced to the concept of dark energy. Finally, you examined the fate of the universe and were brought up-to-date on our current understanding of our cosmos. Looking ahead, the last lesson in this course involves the last textbook chapter about life elsewhere in the universe. Take a moment to review what you have learned.
