Big Bang theory challenged
If we really can identify the 'cracks' in the universe, as the team predicts, it will revolutionise our understanding of the Universe. This Hubble image shows an estimated 10,000 ancient galaxies that emerged soon after the Big Bang. Image: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith and the HUDF Team The start of the Universe should be modelled not as a Big Bang but more like water freezing into ice, according to a team of theoretical physicists at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.They have suggested that by investigating the cracks and crevices common to all crystals - including ice - our understanding of the nature of the Universe could be revolutionised.Lead researcher on the project, James Quach said current theorising is the latest in a long quest by humans to understand the origins and nature of the Universe."Ancient Greek philosophers wondered what matter was made of: was it made of a continuous...