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New physics required? Universe expanding faster than predicted

Cosmos Magazine - Sun 28 Apr 19

New measurements show a big difference between early and late universe behaviour. Andrew Masterson reports.

When the biggest numbers don't add up

BBC News - Fri 26 Apr 19

The different methods scientists use to measure cosmic expansion fundamentally disagree with each other.

Hubble Hints Today's Universe Expands Faster Than it Did in the Past

Discover Magazine - Thu 25 Apr 19

For a while now, astronomers have been confronting a conundrum. Studies of the early universe, looking at the era just after the Big Bang, tell us that the cosmos should be expanding at ...

Hubble hints today's universe expands faster than it did in the past, Astronomy.com - Fri 26 Apr 19

New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected

Phys.org - Thu 25 Apr 19

New measurements from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster than expected based on its trajectory seen shortly after the big bang, astronomers ...

New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected, SpaceDaily - Mon 29 Apr 19
New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected, ScienceDaily - Thu 25 Apr 19
New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected, Eurekalert - Thu 25 Apr 19

Synopsis: Material Size Offers Check on Constants

APS Physics - Wed 24 Apr 19

Searching for variations in fundamental constants—which are predicted by some theories of dark matter—might potentially be done by monitoring the sizes of solid crystals.[Physics] Published ...

Black hole breakthrough: a lot done, much more to do

Newscientist - Mon 22 Apr 19

The first direct image of a black hole is another triumph for Einstein's general relativity – but to make further progress we must look for even better theories

Avengers: Endgame, Dark Matter, and a Fake Bear Not Named Ron: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Gizmodo - Mon 29 Apr 19

It’s nearly May, and you know what that means: Game of Thrones will be ending, Divination Bot will soon return to haunt your sleep with machine-generated nightmares, and the weather will be ...

Hubble Measurements Confirm There's Something Weird About How the Universe Is Expanding

Gizmodo - Fri 26 Apr 19

New results from the Hubble Space Telescope have deepened one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.Read more...

The universe is expanding faster than current physics predicts

ZME Science - Fri 26 Apr 19

Which means we might need new physics to explain the observation.

The Universe Is Moving Too Fast and Nobody Knows Why

Livescience - Fri 26 Apr 19

Slow down, universe.

The Universe Is Expanding So Fast We Might Need New Physics to Explain It

SPACE.com - Thu 25 Apr 19

The universe is expanding faster than expected, suggesting that astronomers may have to incorporate some new physics into their theories of how the cosmos works.

The universe is expanding faster than we thought, and no one knows why - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Thu 25 Apr 19

Explaining a discrepancy between what was happening 13 billion years ago and now may require new physics.

New Hubble Measurements Confirm Universe Is Expanding at a Faster Rate

Geek.com - Thu 25 Apr 19

New measurements from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the universe is expanding roughly 9 percent faster than expected based on its trajectory observed shortly after the Big ...

Hubble measurements confirm the universe is expanding faster than expected 

Daily Mail - Thu 25 Apr 19

Experts from the Johns Hopkins University used a new method to capture quick images of stars that brighten and dim at predictable rates to take the measurement.

The Mystery of Antimatter

SPACE.com - Wed 24 Apr 19

What's the matter with antimatter?

How Will the Universe End?

Livescience - Wed 24 Apr 19

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Hubble Snapshots Widen Universe Expansion Mystery

Laboratory Equipment - Mon 29 Apr 19

NewsUsing the Hubble Space Telescope as a “point-and-shoot” camera at key points in the universe has verified a fundamental disparity on our understanding of the expanding universe.Staff ...

Cosmic conundrum: Just how fast is the universe expanding?

Astronomy.com - Fri 26 Apr 19

Astronomers have found two different values for the expansion rate of the universe. But they can't both be right.

God Of The Gaps In Universe Expansion: Uncertainty In Hubble Constant Calculations Down To 1.9%

Science 2.0 - Thu 25 Apr 19

At the very large and very small levels, gravity does not really work the way it should. At the very large level, instead of contracting, the universe has both expanded and accelerated despite ...

Mystery of the universe's expansion rate widens with new Hubble data

SpaceDaily - Mon 29 Apr 19

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 26, 2019 Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in revealing a discrepancy between the two key techniques for ...

Mystery of the universe's expansion rate widens with new Hubble data, Eurekalert - Thu 25 Apr 19

Hubble measurements suggest disparity in Hubble constant calculations is not a fluke

Science Blog - Fri 26 Apr 19

Hubble’s measurements of today’s expansion rate do not match the rate that was expected based on how the Universe appeared shortly after the Big Bang over 13 billion years ago. Using ...

Hubble measurements suggest disparity in Hubble constant calculations is not a fluke, SpaceDaily - Fri 26 Apr 19
Hubble measurements suggest disparity in Hubble constant calculations is not a fluke, Eurekalert - Thu 25 Apr 19