Scientists are starting to notice something unsettling: parts of the universe aren’t behaving the way the “trusted” rules say they should. In this video, the strangest new observations get unpacked — from weird motion in space objects to measurements that don’t line up with old predictions. Some of these results are so off that they force researchers to question what they thought was solid physics, not just one small theory. It doesn’t mean everything is wrong, but it does mean reality might be messier than the clean equations people grew up believing. This is the kind of science story where the universe doesn’t look broken… it looks like it’s hiding something bigger 🌌⚠️ Credit:
Yung Structure Slices 4k: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Ashley Balzer, Scott Wiessinger - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14297, https://tinyurl.com/2zkxfaa2
HubbleLegacyFieldZoomOut: By NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), and G. Bacon (STScI) - https://tinyurl.com/38dhmme9, https://tinyurl.com/42kw9ds6
WMAP: By NASA Goddard / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_-_WMAP--From_the_Archives_cnE4oYcCw8g.webm
Webb at L2: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Michael McClare - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20350, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Webb_at_L2_(SVS20350_-_WEBB_L2_4k_30fps_proRes).webm
Revealing the First Galaxies: By VIDEO: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI) - https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/videos/2022/015/01G60TWJSAGQXRB5C1XYED0G88, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Webb_-_Revealing_the_First_Galaxies.webm
Spectroscopy, Explained: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Sophia Roberts, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Rob Andreoli, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./John D. Philyaw, University of Maryland College Park/Jeanette Kazmierczak - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12956, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spectroscopy,_Explained_(SVS12956).webm
Complex Organic Molecules of NGC 1333 IRAS 2A Protostar: By Illustration NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI) - https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2024/111/01HRCSXGCBKNZMVPZQM7Q0TZHB, https://tinyurl.com/4m4ed4tc
Dark Matter Labs: By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11894, https://tinyurl.com/4bd3rpkt
WFIRST 2017 AAS Hyperwall Presentation: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Scott Wiessinger, HTSI/Chris Meaney, HTSI/Walt Feimer, NASA/GSFC/Neil Gehrels - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12417, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WFIRST_2017_AAS_Hyperwall_Presentation_(SVS12417_-_Dark_Energy_Expansion_Graph_FINAL).webm
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quantum fluctuations: By The Royal Society / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/yd9f9v2r
The oldest stars: By The Royal Society / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/mssxner4
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Large scale structure: By Igorzinchenko, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Large_scale_structure.webm
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Constrained Local Universe Evolution Simulation: By Mark Paternostro - Adler Planetarium - https://www.eso.org/public/videos/clues_adler/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Constrained_Local_Universe_Evolution_Simulation_(spherical).webm
Hubblecast 118: By NASA, ESA, ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser - https://spacetelescope.org/videos/hubblecast118a/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubblecast_118.webm
JADES-GS-z14-0: By NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA) - https://esawebb.org/images/jades4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=148912099
Hubblecast 58: By ESA/Hubble - http://spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1215a/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubblecast_58.webm
DESI Uses Distant Quasars: By NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld - DESI Uses Distant Quasars to Map the Cosmic Web - https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2408d, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147129646
DESI Year-One Data Slice: By DESI Collaboration/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor - DESI Year-One Data Slice - https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2408b, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147129624
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