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science1 year ago

New Supervoid Insights Challenge Our Understanding of the Universe's Expansion

Researchers propose that a local supervoid, a region of below-average density, could help resolve the Hubble tension, the discrepancy in measurements of the universe's expansion rate. This void, known as the KBC void, may create additional redshifts due to peculiar velocities, affecting local Hubble constant measurements. The study suggests that this void could explain observed deviations in cosmic expansion and bulk flow, challenging the standard Lambda-Cold Dark Matter model.

astronomy2 years ago

Unraveling the Mystery of the Supervoid: Could it Solve the Hubble Tension?

The Milky Way galaxy is located on the edge of a massive void called the Local Void, which is part of an even larger underdensity known as the Local Hole or Keenan-Barger-Cowie (KBC) supervoid. This supervoid challenges the standard model of cosmology, which assumes an even distribution of matter throughout the Universe. However, a new study suggests that the Local Hole could help explain the Hubble Tension, which is the discrepancy in measurements of the rate at which the Universe is expanding. By considering the effects of the Local Hole, researchers propose using the Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) theory to better understand gravity and resolve the inconsistencies in our current understanding of the Universe.