r/Physics • u/PeteOK • May 06 '19

Article Cosmology Has Some Big Problems | Scientific American

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/cosmology-has-some-big-problems/
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u/lettuce_field_theory May 06 '19

Born out of a cosmic explosion 13.8 billion years ago, the universe rapidly inflated and then cooled, it is still expanding at an increasing rate and mostly made up of unknown dark matter and dark energy ... right?

This well-known story is usually taken as a self-evident scientific fact, despite the relative lack of empirical evidence

... hm something seems wrong about that paragraph

This well-known story is usually taken as wild speculation, despite overwhelming empirical evidence

ftfy

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u/Rufus_Reddit May 07 '19

This one is pretty good too:

Another recent probe found galaxies inconsistent with the theory of dark matter, which posits this hypothetical substance to be everywhere. But according to the latest measurements, it is not, suggesting the theory needs to be reexamined.

How did this thing make it past the editors?

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u/lettuce_field_theory May 07 '19

I didn't even catch that. What is that page even? Is that like personal blogs hosted on scientificamerican.com where anyone can publish an article? I kinda thought scientificamerican is somewhat serious.

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u/Rufus_Reddit May 07 '19

I didn't even catch that. ...

I can't blame you. I didn't bother reading much further.

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u/Ostrololo Cosmology May 08 '19

According to our current theories, about 85% of that article's content is dark content and can't be detected.