Another nail in the Big Bang coffin…
It was just a week ago when I reported on new research from the University of Portsmouth claiming to prove that “The Big Bang was not the start of everything, but rather the outcome of a gravitational crunch or collapse that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it. This idea, which we call the black hole universe, offers a radically different view of cosmic origins, yet it is grounded entirely in known physics and observations [with the supporting mathematics].”
And now, from a completely different and independent source comes further evidence. “Rewriting Cosmology: New Calculations Shake Foundations of the Big Bang Theory,” is the headline, and the story goes like this….
“The faint “afterglow” that fills the universe has long been one of the most important clues supporting the Big Bang theory. Known as cosmic microwave background radiation, this ancient light not only serves as a snapshot of the early universe, but also helps scientists understand how the very first galaxies came to be.
“Now, a team of researchers from the Universities of Bonn, Prague, and Nanjing is challenging what we thought we knew. Their new calculations suggest that the strength of this background radiation may have been significantly overestimated. If their findings are confirmed, it could force scientists to rethink some of the most fundamental ideas in modern cosmology.
“The results have now been published in the journal Nuclear Physics B.
“According to the standard model of cosmology, the universe began 13.8 billion years ago with the Big Bang. In the moments that followed, space, time, and matter burst into existence and the universe expanded rapidly. During the first 380,000 years, it also cooled down enough for electrons and protons to combine into neutral hydrogen atoms.
“This milestone allowed light to travel freely through space for the first time, since photons were no longer constantly interacting with matter. That moment marked the birth of the cosmic microwave background radiation, the universe’s original light, still detectable today.
“We can still detect this radiation today using highly sensitive telescopes. As it has been traveling to us for almost 13.8 billion years, it provides an insight into the birth and the first few hours of the existence of the universe.
“’According to our calculations, however, it could be that this background radiation doesn’t exist at all,’ explains Prof. Dr. Pavel Kroupa from the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics at the University of Bonn and Charles University in Prague. ‘At the very least, we are convinced that its strength has been overestimated…. Our results are a problem for the standard model of cosmology. It might be necessary to rewrite the history of the universe, at least in part.’”
Without cosmic background radiation, the entire Big bang theory falls apart. On the other hand, Black Hole Cosmology seems to be gaining adherents as a more logical and functional theory than the Big Bang. If you’re interested, read more about it from chatGPT.