The Mightiest Cosmic Measuring Ruler! Supernova Distance Measurement! Unfathomable! The Universe's Accelerating Expansion! The Entire Hall Stunned!

February 21st, morning.

Today was the second day of the conference.

Not only had everyone's enthusiasm not waned—it had grown even fiercer.

The conference's contents from the previous day had shocked them more than an entire year's worth of discoveries.

The era divisions of the Big Bang Theory; the discovery of Black Holes and Neutron Stars; proof of inflation; Dark Matter.

Any one of those, taken alone, could have rocked the entire astronomical world!

Most importantly, all of those achievements were intimately tied to physics.

Once upon a time, astronomical research had mainly depended on developments in physics.

But now, every movement in astronomy was instead influencing the direction of physics research.

Hale and the other luminaries felt as though they had finally held their heads high.

Before long, as host Eddington's voice rang out, the venue gradually quieted.

Everyone craned their necks in anticipation.

With yesterday's dazzling offerings setting the bar so high, everyone's appetite had grown as well.

"I hope today brings results just as shocking as yesterday's!"

Someone shook his head.

"That'll probably be difficult."

"Professor Hubble should be today's most important speaker."

"But his research focuses on the large-scale universe, so it should be hard for him to have any concrete results at present."

Quite a few people nodded.

Yesterday's discoveries had been so breathtaking that they truly would be difficult to surpass.

As for dark horses like Oort and Zwicky, they could not possibly appear so frequently.

But that did not diminish everyone's anticipation.

Astronomy was a discipline that required immense accumulation.

Though some luminaries had no groundbreaking achievements, they spent decades measuring foundational data day after day, providing convenience for those who came after them.

Such predecessors were also deeply respected.

Not to mention a great genius like Hubble.

So even if he really