Source status: Attributed to Georges Lemaître and Edwin Hubble
The farther away a galaxy is, the faster it moves away from us (v = H₀ × d).
- Georges Lemaître and Edwin Hubble
Wherever you stand, everything seems to be running away from you.
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Beyond a certain distance, things recede faster than you can ever travel, so what you are chasing outruns you.
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What moves away from you looks redder and more disappointing.
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This law belongs with Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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