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Science 9 February 1996:
Vol. 271. no. 5250, p. 759
DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5250.759
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Robert Matthews

Oxford, U.K.--A pair of British astronomers say they have found the best evidence yet for a controversial claim that the speeds at which distant galaxies are receding from Earth are "quantized"--all are multiples of one fundamental velocity. In standard cosmology, there's no reason why these speeds, the result of the expansion of the universe, should be quantized. But a study of more than 200 galaxies revealed that their velocities clustered strongly around multiples of 37.5 kilometers per second. Other astronomers are intrigued but cautious.




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