Scientists have discovered a mismatch between a map of the early universe and measurements of the universe today. If the disparity remains through future measurements, that difference could rewrite physics.
The recent results, part of the ongoing Dark Energy Survey (DES) of a huge portion of the southern sky, reveal how matter is distributed among 26 million galaxies. They also provide one of the clearest and most powerful images of our universe to date.
The new data is also being compared with images taken in 2013 with the Planck satellite, which show the universe as it once was. The comparison enables scientists to get an “in motion” sense of the universe as an evolving system, and to make predictions about the future. And while many astronomers think that dark energy is a constant force, these preliminary results seem to suggest that it might not be.
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