Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 4: When a Good Idea Meets Bad Data


The ekpyrotic universe is a beautiful idea that runs headlong into the data. From hand-waved singularities and assumed dark energy to the killer blow from Planck and WMAP measurements of the cosmic microwave background, here is why nature has so far voted against it.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of Universe

Universe

Photo of good idea

good idea

Photo of bad data

bad data

Related news:

News photo

A giant star may have destroyed itself in one of the universe's rarest explosions

News photo

Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 3: The Ekpyrotic Universe and Its Bouncing Branes

News photo

Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? Part 2: The Awkward Triumph of Inflation