{"id":473186,"date":"2023-10-10T18:32:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/?post_type=ftm_collection&#038;p=473186"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:24:12","slug":"6-flaws-in-our-understanding-of-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"ftm_collection","link":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/collections\/6-flaws-in-our-understanding-of-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Flaws in Our Understanding of the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"    <a id=\"\" class=\"relative block invisible -top-20 lg:-top-24\" ><\/a>\n    <div \n        class=\"mb-16 layout layout-page-section flex flex-col container-cover container-padding layout layout-page-section layout--black bg-black dark text-white pt-0 pb-16 mt-0 mb-0 before:absolute before:top-0 before:left-0 before:w-[100vw] before:left-1\/2 before:ml-[-50vw] before:w-[100vw] before:h-[300px] before:mt-[-300px] before:z-1 before:content-[&quot;&quot;] before:bg-black\" \n                >\n        \n<div class=\"bt-block relative block-heading z-10 block-heading-section font-headline-large lg:font-headline-xlarge lg:!leading-tight text-center md:px-5 lg:px-12 xl:px-16 bg-black dark\">\n        <span class=\"text-black-90 dark:text-white-90\">\n        6 Flaws in Our Understanding <br class=\"hidden md:block\">of the Universe\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bt-block bt-block--margin-exclude relative  -mt-4 sm:-mt-8 md:-mt-11 lg:-mt-14\">\n                <style>\n                .bt-hero__image2 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 48.1651376147%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .bt-hero__image2 > * {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n            <\/style>\n                    <div class=\"-mx-5 md:-mx-7.5 lg:-mx-10 xl:mx-auto z-0 aspect-w-1 aspect-h-1 sm:aspect-w-4 sm:aspect-h-3 lg:aspect-w-16 lg:aspect-h-9\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1\" class=\"w-full exclude-lazy object-cover\" alt=\"A nasa image of a nebula.\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:1024px) 100vw, (max-width:1280px) calc(100vw - 40px), 1416px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=832,468 832w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=1440,810 1440w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=1824,1026 1824w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6FlawsinCosmologyModel-HeroImage-exp.jpg?resize=854,480 854w\" \/>        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"mt-6 md:mt-0 md:absolute md:bottom-0 md:w-4\/5 lg:w-3\/5 xl:w-2\/5  md:pb-5\">\n            <div class=\"font-body-medium\">\n                <p>A paradigm shift occurs when unexplained phenomena overwhelm a scientific model. Though incredibly successful, the standard model of cosmology may be facing a crisis because it cannot provide a solution for at least six major problems: (1) the impact of inflation on cosmic scales; (2) quantum fluctuations; (3) the electroweak horizon; (4) Big Bang nucleosynthesis; (5) the Hubble constant anomaly; and (6) the premature formation of galaxies. In this collection of essays, we explore some of them in depth.<\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"\" class=\"relative block invisible -top-20 lg:-top-24\" ><\/a>\n    <div \n        class=\"mb-16 layout layout-page-section flex flex-col container-cover container-padding layout layout-page-section layout--inherit  pt-0 pb-0 mt-10 md:mt-12 mb-0\" \n                >\n        \n<div class=\"bt-block block-divider pb-4 \">\n    <div class=\"stroke-current text-black-90 dark:text-white-90\">\n                                <hr class=\"border-t-10 border-black-90 dark:border-white-90\">\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"\n        bt-block block-content-package bigthink-flex-row \n                                        \"\n            >\n\n        \n<article id=\"post-391706\" class=\"card  card-large card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/6-cracks-standard-model-cosmology-wrong\/\" class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" class=\"exclude-lazy\" alt=\"The standard model of cosmology.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=832,468 832w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1440,810 1440w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1824,1026 1824w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=854,480 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=375,211 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/6MajorCracks.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                            <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n    <div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/6-cracks-standard-model-cosmology-wrong\/\">\n        6 major cracks have appeared in the standard model of cosmology. Is it wrong?    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">It may be time for a cosmological paradigm shift.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-391706 -->\n\n<div class=\"card card-quote card-large\">\n            <div class=\"card-headline\">\n            <p>Cosmology is unlike other sciences.<br><\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content card-stack !divide-y-0\">\n                    <p>Cosmology is unlike other sciences. When our view of the Universe changes, so does our understanding of philosophy and science itself.<br><\/p>                                            <div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden mt-2 stroke-current text-black-90 dark:text-white-90\">\n                    <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"1201\" height=\"23\" viewBox=\"0 0 1201 23\" fill=\"none\">\n  <path d=\"M0.292969 2.875H72.0156V16.7697L83.2779 2.875H1200.31\" stroke-width=\"4\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"card card-thinker card-small-alternate !pt-0\">\n                                                            <figure>\n                                    <picture >\n            <source  width=\"40\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adam_frank.jpeg?resize=40,40\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/adam_frank.jpeg\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"adam frank\">        <\/picture>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center\">\n                        <div class=\"font-utility-button\">\n                            Adam Frank                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"font-utility-subtitle-small\">\n                                Astrophysicist\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-stack card-standard\">\n    \n<article id=\"post-467436\" class=\"card  card-standard card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/crisis-cosmology-what-it-means\/\" class=\"aspect-w-1 aspect-h-1 lg:aspect-w-16 lg:aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                        <picture >\n            <source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\"  width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HowtoaUnderstandAlltheTalk.png?resize=80,80\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\"  width=\"320\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HowtoaUnderstandAlltheTalk.png?resize=320,180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HowtoaUnderstandAlltheTalk.png\" height=\"1680\" width=\"3000\" alt=\"Nasa image of a spiral galaxy that challenges cosmology.\">        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n    <div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/crisis-cosmology-what-it-means\/\">\n        How to understand all the talk about a &#8220;crisis in cosmology&#8221;    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">Cosmology is unlike other sciences. When our view of the Universe changes, so does our understanding of philosophy and science itself.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-467436 -->\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"\" class=\"relative block invisible -top-20 lg:-top-24\" ><\/a>\n    <div \n        class=\"mb-16 layout layout-page-section flex flex-col container-cover container-padding layout layout-page-section layout--inherit  pt-0 pb-0 mt-0 mb-0\" \n                >\n        \n<div class=\"bt-block block-divider pb-4 \">\n    <div class=\"stroke-current text-black-90 dark:text-white-90\">\n                                <hr class=\"border-t-10 border-black-90 dark:border-white-90\">\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"\n        bt-block block-content-package bigthink-flex-row \n                                        \"\n            >\n\n        \n<div class=\"card-stack card-standard\">\n    \n<article id=\"post-399364\" class=\"card  card-standard card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/the-past-hypothesis-universe\/\" class=\"aspect-w-1 aspect-h-1 lg:aspect-w-16 lg:aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                        <picture >\n            <source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\"  width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OurBestModelsHaveaTroubledPast.jpg?resize=80,80\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\"  width=\"320\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OurBestModelsHaveaTroubledPast.jpg?resize=320,180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/OurBestModelsHaveaTroubledPast.jpg\" height=\"1688\" width=\"3000\" alt=\"A diagram of a galaxy with blue arrows suggesting the past hypothesis.\">        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/the-past-hypothesis-universe\/\">\n        Our best models of the Universe have a troubled past    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">How do physicists solve a problem like entropy?<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-399364 -->\n\n<\/div>\n\n<article id=\"post-406414\" class=\"card  card-large card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/electroweak-broken-symmetry-standard-model-cosmology\/\" class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" class=\"exclude-lazy\" alt=\"A diagram showing the structure of an electroweak big bang.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg 3149w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1536,860 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=2048,1147 2048w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=640,359 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=832,468 832w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1440,810 1440w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1824,1026 1824w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=768,430 768w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=495,278 495w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=854,480 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=375,210 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/broken_symmetry_JH.jpg?resize=1280,717 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                            <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n    <div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/electroweak-broken-symmetry-standard-model-cosmology\/\">\n        Broken symmetry might break the standard model of cosmology    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">The problem of the electroweak horizon haunts the standard model of cosmology and beckons us to ask how deep a rethink the model may need.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-406414 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-403302\" class=\"card  card-large card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/crisis-in-cosmology\/\" class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" class=\"exclude-lazy\" alt=\"A colorful bar graph highlighting the crisis in cosmology.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png 3000w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, 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https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=680,382 680w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=854,480 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=375,211 375w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SomeScientistsSpeakofACrisis-in-Cosmology.png?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>                            <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n    <div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/crisis-in-cosmology\/\">\n        Some scientists speak of a &#8220;crisis in cosmology.&#8221; They have a good reason    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">The standard model of cosmology has a big new problem: Some galaxies seem to be too old.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-403302 -->\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"\" class=\"relative block invisible -top-20 lg:-top-24\" ><\/a>\n    <div \n        class=\"mb-16 layout layout-page-section flex flex-col container-cover container-padding layout layout-page-section layout--inherit  pt-0 pb-0 mt-0 mb-0\" \n                >\n        \n<div class=\"bt-block block-divider pb-4 \">\n    <div class=\"stroke-current text-black-90 dark:text-white-90\">\n                                <hr class=\"border-t-10 border-black-90 dark:border-white-90\">\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"\n        bt-block block-content-package bigthink-flex-row \n                                        \"\n            >\n\n        \n<article id=\"post-395152\" class=\"card  card-large card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/standard-model-cosmology-jumbled-mess\/\" class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" class=\"exclude-lazy\" alt=\"An image of a galaxy with a centrally-located star, illustrating the standard model of cosmology.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=20,12 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=40,23 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=80,45 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/StandardModelofCosmologyTriumphandMess.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, 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<div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/standard-model-cosmology-jumbled-mess\/\">\n        Our standard model of cosmology is both a triumph and a jumbled mess    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">Cosmologists are largely still in the dark about the forces that drive the Universe.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-395152 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-415643\" class=\"card  card-large card-narrative\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-media relative\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/hubble-tension-haunts-cosmology\/\" class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9 block\">\n            <figure>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hubbles-Great-DiscoveryConcealedaTension-e1717444628995.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" class=\"exclude-lazy\" alt=\"Two breathtaking pictures of a galaxy and a star taken by the Hubble telescope, highlighting the beauty and cosmic magnitude that fuels the Hubble tension.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hubbles-Great-DiscoveryConcealedaTension-e1717444628995.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hubbles-Great-DiscoveryConcealedaTension-e1717444628995.jpg?resize=1536,865 1536w, 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480px\" \/>                            <\/figure>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-content\">\n    <div class=\"font-emphasis-eyebrow\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/\">\n                13.8            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-headline\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/13-8\/hubble-tension-haunts-cosmology\/\">\n        Hubble&#8217;s great discovery concealed a tension that still haunts cosmology    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card-excerpt\">There are two methods to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. The results do not agree with each other, and this is a big problem.<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-nowrap\">\n            <div class=\"pr-1 font-utility-subtitle-small\">by <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pr-1 truncate font-utility-button whitespace-nowrap\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/adam_frank\/\">\n                Adam Frank            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post-415643 -->\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A paradigm shift occurs when unexplained phenomena overwhelm a scientific model. 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