Is Time Slowing Down?

Spanish scientists offer an interesting theory that over turns the notion that our universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.

Scientists have used studies of light to conclude the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.

In order for this theory to work, they've proposed a mysterious "dark energy" to counter balance the force of gravity, which would tend to collapse the universe.

The only problem is, nobody really knows what dark energy is, or whether it even exists. Dark energy is just a concept used to plug a hole in a theory.

Spanish scientists have proposed an alternate theory which removes the need for dark energy. According to them, the universe only looks like it's expanding at an accelerating rate, because time is slowing down.

Given that we typically assume time is a constant, it's puzzling trying to imagine slowing time.

However, scientists have long held that time started with the Big Bang. So, if time can start, it can end too, or so it seems.

For more detail, please see this article.

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