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Scientist claims Big Bang theory is WRONG as revolutionary idea could change our understanding of universe

A controversial new theory claims the Big Bang never happened, challenging one of the most fundamental beliefs in modern cosmology. Professor Richard Lieu of The University of Alabama in Huntsville has published research suggesting the universe wasn't born from a single massive explosion.
SciTechDaily · 10d

No Big Bang? A Theory of Repeating Bursts Could Explain Everything

A bold new theory suggests the universe didn’t begin with a single Big Bang, but instead unfolds through a series of ultra-fast, invisible bursts called “temporal singularities.” These fleeting events flood space with energy and matter,
Icon for www.nationalgeographic.comNational Geographic news · Feb 27, 2024

Big Bang Theory

Cynthia Chiang is searching for signs of the universe's first light Cynthia Chiang is searching for signs of the universe's first light Big Bang Poured Out "Liquid" Universe, Atom Smasher Hints ...
AOL · 7d

New theory challenges Big Bang, dark matter, and dark energy in the birth of the universe

In the search to understand how the universe came to be, a new theory is rewriting the script. Instead of one massive, fiery birth like the Big Bang, this idea suggests the cosmos has been growing in sudden,
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Apr 21, 2022

Origins of the universe

Put simply, around 14 billion years ago, all matter and energy in the universe was ... This expansion was the beginning of time and continues to this day. The Big Bang theory is supported by ...
Live Science · 27d

Scientists claim to find 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' which could finally reveal the nature of dark energy

Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests.
BGR · 21d

Physicists claim to have found the first true evidence supporting string theory

Researchers say they discovered observational evidence of string theory, which could turn everything we know about the universe on its head.
Icon for www.newscientist.comNew Scientist · Mar 18, 2025

Best ever map of early universe is double-edged sword for cosmologists

Our latest and best ever map of the early universe is five times more detailed ... and confidence in those findings. The CMB was first mapped by NASA’s Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) in ...
The Times of India on MSN.com · 2d

Where does gold really come from? NASA data reveals the shocking truth

Scientists propose that magnetars, highly magnetic neutron stars, could be the source of early heavy elements like gold. Analyzing old space data, res
Icon for www.irishtimes.comThe Irish Times · 9d

Beyond the big bang: Irishman’s universal evolution theory challenges accepted cosmology

His theory posits the idea that sustained ... “Evolution has therefore fine tuned our particular universe to produce, first, some supermassive black holes, which then generate stars and thus ...
The Week · Mar 26, 2025

We could be living in a black hole

Could our galaxy actually be inside a black hole? New research seems to suggest this possibility. NASA 's James Webb Telescope discovered that the rotation of the galaxies goes against what scientists previously thought about the universe. The findings have revealed new insights about deep space.
Icon for nypost.comNew York Post · 4d

Is this proof we’re living in a ‘simulated universe’? Scientist’s theory points to possible clue

So, in Vopson’s theory, these objects may be pulled together because the universe is simply trying to keep everything clean and compressed. “To put it simply, it is easier to compute all the ...
Icon for www.msn.comAFP on MSN.com · 16d

Where are all the aliens?: Fermi's Paradox explained

Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of life on a distant planet.
Icon for www.newscientist.comNew Scientist · Mar 24, 2021

Cosmic inflation

Inflation was invented to explain a couple of features of the universe that are really hard to explain without it. The first is that Einstein’s general theory of relativity famously makes mass ...
Icon for www.businesstoday.inBusiness Today · Jan 24, 2025

Earth isn’t flat, but what about the universe? A bold new theory emerges

The universe may not be infinite or flat. Physicist Glenn Starkman and his team propose it could have a complex topology, possibly shaped like a 3-torus, resembling a hyperdimensional doughnut.
Icon for timesofindia.indiatimes.comIndiatimes · 15d

Is the universe rotating? This new groundbreaking theory could help resolve the Hubble tension

Scientists propose a new theory to solve the Hubble tension. The universe might be rotating very slowly. Istvan Szapudi suggests this cosmic spin could explain inconsistencies in expansion ...
Icon for www.chinadaily.com.cn中国日报网 · 8d

Joint venture debunks theories about universe

Scientists anticipate it will deepen understanding of how the first stars formed ... wave events and refine theories on the early evolution of the universe. The satellite was officially handed ...
Icon for uk.news.yahoo.comYahoo News UK · 6d

Scientist claims Big Bang theory is wrong and shares new theory about how universe was made

Typically, the whole debate over how the universe was created takes place between religion and science. Most scientists tend to support the Big Bang Theory while Christians of course believe that God created Earth. However, there’s plenty of other ideas ...
Study Finds on MSN.com · 14d

Milky Way Twin Discovered in the Infant Universe — But It Shouldn’t Even Exist

Discover the amazing similarities between Zhúlóng and the Milky Way, challenging our understanding of galaxy evolution.
Icon for www.newsweek.comNewsweek · 16d

Spinning Universe Could Solve Long-Standing Astronomy Puzzle

One of astronomy's biggest puzzles may have been solved by a new theory that suggests the universe ... Szapudi mathematically modelled the universe, first by following standard rules, then adding ...
National Geographic · 9d

How will the universe end? The question just got an unexpected twist.

Cosmologist Katie Mack breaks down what the latest findings about dark energy mean for our universe’s future. Either way, it won’t be happy.
Icon for www.manchester.ac.ukUniversity of Manchester · Sep 22, 2023

Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way-like galaxies in early Universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories

However, the superior abilities of JWST now allows us to see the true structure of these galaxies for the first time. The researchers say that this is yet another sign that ‘structure’ in the Universe forms much quicker than anyone had anticipated.
Popular Science · 11d

Is the universe really infinite? Astrophysicists explain.

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and predict many things about the universe’s shape, rate of change, and character.
Astronomy on MSN.com · 3d

How does the universe make antimatter?

Although our universe is mostly normal matter, antimatter isn’t so hard to create — supernovae, black holes, and even bananas can make it.
Icon for www.ndtv.comNDTV · 27d

First Observational Evidence Supporting String Theory Found? New Study Claims

Scientists may have found the first observational evidence that supports ... scientists have believed in the inflationary universe theory, which states that almost 14 billion years ago, at the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN.com · 10d

New study rejects Big Bang theory, says universe grew via cosmic energy bursts

These series of step-like bursts happen so rapidly that they are difficult to observe as these singularities wink in and out of existence.
Popular Mechanics · 24d

Physicists Think They’ve Finally Seen Evidence of String Theory

Last month, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collective reported that dark energy is evolving—specifically weakening—and it could help provide the first observational evidence of string theory.
Icon for www.ndtv.comNDTV · 3d

Is Gravity The Code? New Theory Suggests The Universe Is A Giant Quantum Computer

Research hints our universe could function like a vast quantum ... organize information and matter in space and time. This new theory raises intriguing questions about the nature of reality ...
Icon for www.scientificamerican.comScientific American · Oct 24, 2024

The Founder of Cosmic Inflation Theory on Cosmology's Next Big Ideas

Physicist Alan Guth, the father of cosmic inflation theory, describes emerging ideas about where our universe comes from, what else is out there, and what caused it to exist in the first place.
Icon for www.pbs.orgPBS · Aug 13, 2020

David Gross

They're applicable maybe at later times, but they're not applicable at the beginning of the universe. So we desperately need something like string theory appears to be—a theory that is consistent.
Icon for www.smithsonianmag.comSmithsonian Magazine · Apr 24, 2014

Listening to the Big Bang

But this notion obscures an essential fallacy: The Big Bang theory does not tell us how the universe began. It tells us how the universe evolved, beginning a tiny fraction of a second after it all ...
Popular Mechanics · 28d

This Mysterious Cosmic Substance May Be Older Than the Universe Itself—And It Just Might Be Immortal

It drives the movements of stars and galaxies, but dark matter is invisible. While it remains a colossal mystery, a study revealed how staggering its age could be.
Icon for www.pbs.orgPBS · Dec 26, 2018

A Theory of Everything?

Note: For a definition of unfamiliar terms, see our glossary. The fundamental particles of the universe that physicists have identified—electrons, neutrinos, quarks, and so on—are the "letters ...
Icon for www.dailymail.co.ukDaily Mail · 6d

Scientist says Big Bang theory is wrong... as they reveal how universe REALLY began

This has been the prevailing explanation for the origin of the universe since the 1960s. But despite its prominence, this theory is challenged by new investigations into concepts like dark matter ...
Icon for www.nationalreview.comNational Review · Oct 4, 2015

The Hubble Telescope’s Replacement Will Look for Clues to the Universe’s Origin

planet was cooked in the universe’s first one-hundredth of a second, at a temperature of a hundred-thousand-million degrees centigrade. Einstein’s theory that space is curved by gravity ...