Vocabulary
Academic Word List
- Hubble constant
- general relativity
- parameter
- intergalactic
- cosmology
- convergence
- telescope
- observatory
- astrophysical
- density
- saturate
- saturation
Other Vocabulary
- Einstein
- Hubble
- relativity
- logarithm
- median
- correlation
- guillotine
- prevalence
- identifier
- microwave
- axis
- data
Exercise
Pre-Reading
Use the questions to begin a discussion. Try to be sure everyone in your group gives their opinion and explains why they hold that opinion before moving on to the next question.
- What problems do the international scientific community face?
- How can scientists throughout the world work together to support human kind? Why do you think this is important? How do we improve our current practices?
Reading
Read the title of the Reading passage. In your group, discuss what this means to you and try to predict what the Reading may be about.
Are American astrophysics papers accepted more quickly than others?
Exercise
References
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