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Shining A Light On Dark Energy

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Earlier this month, Professor Adam Riess of Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, was awarded the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. His award is shared with partners Saul Perlmutter of The University of California, Berkley and Brian P. Schmidt of Australian National University. The trio was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011 for providing evidence that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. Sheilah spoke with Professor Adam Riess about the expanding universe in 2011.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.