00:00 Einstein's theory of relativity is a keystone in physical science, providing the groundwork
00:09 for countless other theories and mathematical truisms.
00:11 However, as astronomers and physicists use more advanced tools to look at more distant
00:16 and unexplainable phenomena in space, things are starting to get out of step with E=mc2.
00:21 The theory of relativity outlines how the curvature of space-time results in the existence
00:25 of gravity.
00:26 However, this new study reveals that as objects get larger and larger, like at the scale of
00:30 massive galactic clusters, gravity's pull weakens at that scale.
00:34 Experts have begun referring to this breakdown as the "cosmic glitch," outlining specifically
00:38 how gravity loses about 1% of its power as the cosmic superstructure approaches a threshold.
00:43 And this all happened by accident while observing cosmic microwave background data.
00:47 Their observations just didn't match what was expected as outlined in Einstein's theory
00:51 when observing extremely large objects.
00:53 So they manipulated the math to account for a 1% deviation, and suddenly, everything lined
00:58 up.
00:59 The researchers implore that this doesn't change anything with regards to math that
01:02 already works with the theory of relativity.
01:04 However, this could help astronomers explain Hubble tension or the conflict between the
01:08 expansion rates of the nearby and distant universe, perhaps finally solving a long-standing
01:14 conundrum.
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