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Physicists can’t agree on how the Universe works
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- A massive worldwide survey of physicists has revealed surprisingly little agreement about some of the universe’s biggest mysteries
- No majority backed the standard cosmological model, a leading explanation for dark matter, or any single theory of quantum gravity
- One area of stronger agreement stood out: 68% said the Big Bang does not necessarily represent the beginning of time
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A massive worldwide survey of physicists has revealed surprisingly little agreement about some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. No majority backed the standard cosmological model, a leading explanation for dark matter, or any single theory of quantum gravity. One area of stronger agreement stood out: 68% said the Big Bang does not necessarily represent the beginning of time. Researchers say the divisions show just how alive and unsettled the frontiers of physics remain.
