Hubble Tension Crisis Deepens: Universe Expanding Faster Than Expected
2025-01-19
New measurements confirm the universe is expanding faster than predicted by current theoretical models, deepening the Hubble tension crisis. Researchers made extremely precise distance measurements to the Coma Cluster of galaxies, revealing an expansion rate exceeding expectations. This confirms previous, debated results, showing the universe's expansion surpasses our current understanding of physics. Using Type Ia supernovae as the first rung of a cosmic distance ladder, the team arrived at a Hubble constant of 76.5 km/s/Mpc, consistent with other local universe measurements but conflicting with predictions from the distant universe, suggesting flaws in cosmological models.
(phys.org)