The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, a potentially controversial new study suggests.

This rethinking of the cosmos also suggests solutions for the puzzles of dark energy and dark matter, which scientists believe account for around 95% of the total energy and matter in the universe but remain shrouded in mystery.

The novel new approach is detailed in a paper published June 2 in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity, by University of Geneva professor of theoretical physics Lucas Lombriser.

  • Entropywins@kbin.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    They use gravitational waves and parallax as other sources of confirmation for expansion and I don’t see those mentioned or accounted for but I’m just a guy who reads science books for layman, what do I know…

    • Sodis@feddit.de
      2·
      1 year ago

      I also don’t see, how this new model explains, that every galaxy but one moves away from us.

      • stevexley@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think that they are saying that they aren’t moving away from us, the redshift is caused by this mass change effect not movement or acceleration.