When Hubble published his groundbreaking work in 1929, he paved the way for the development of the big bang theory of the origin of the universe, which indicates that the universe originated in a cosmic explosion approximately 13 billion years ago.
Kui Hubble avaldas 1929. aastal oma murrangulise töö, rajas ta tee Suure Paugu teooriale, mille kohaselt sai universum alguse kosmilisest plahvatusest umbes 13 miljardit aastat tagasi.