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'Our model of cosmology might be broken': New study reveals the universe is expanding too fast for physics to explain

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A new study confirms that the universe is expanding faster than our current understanding of physics can explain.

The researchers used data from a galaxy cluster in our own cosmic backyard to confirm the findings.

The findings could rewrite the 40-year-old model of cosmology.

The study was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on Jan. 15 .

He graduated from University College London with a degree in particle physics before training as a journalist. When he's not writing, Ben enjoys reading literature, playing the guitar and embarrassing himself with chess..