QUICK FACTS
Date: Night of Oct. 5, 1923
Where: Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, California
Who: Edwin Hubble
On the night of Oct. 5 to 6, 1923, Edwin Hubble discovered a new star — and revealed the utter vastness of the universe.
Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of ‘standard candle’ — Oct. 5, 1923
