{"id":240981,"date":"2023-07-21T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=299243"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:38:33","slug":"everything-we-know-about-the-universe-could-change-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/everything-we-know-about-the-universe-could-change-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping the Cosmos: How Our Knowledge of the Universe Faces a Monumental Shift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time we discover something new up there, our knowledge about space and the universe wavers, no matter how strong the pillars of physics are. <strong>Today, we bring a piece of significant news<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a new study, the Universe could be twice as old as currently estimated, shedding light on the &#8220;impossible primitive galaxies&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/dark-stars-the-james-webb-doesnt-believe-what-he-has-found\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detected by the James Webb Space Telescope<\/a>, which appear to be in an advanced state of evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many scientists had already expressed their perplexity over these primitive galaxies, which were born about 300\/400 million years <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/and-you-who-thought-monopoly-was-long-we-present-the-board-game-that-lasts-1500-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">after the Big Bang<\/a> but seem to exhibit a level of maturity and mass typically associated with billions of years of cosmic evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JWST Found Six &quot;Impossible&quot; Galaxies. Here&#039;s What The Researchers Have To Say\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPK9kF2tqfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A universe much older than previously thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/space\/universe-age-older-impossible-galaxies-b2373678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The study<\/a>, published last week in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, provides a new explanation for the advanced level of development and mass observed in these ancient galaxies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Until now, physicists calculated the age of the cosmos by measuring the time elapsed since the Big Bang<\/strong> and studying the oldest stars while estimating the rate at which they are moving away, indicating how fast the universe is expanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is calculated based on <strong>the redshift of light coming from distant galaxies<\/strong>, <strong>shifting towards longer wavelengths<\/strong> due to the expansion of the universe, a phenomenon similar to how the frequency of sound changes if the source and observer move relative to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How old is our universe? New study says Big Bang might have happened 27 billion years ago &#8211; USA TODAY<br><br>Explanation for \u201cimpossible too early mature galaxies\u201d: Expansion in the Universe plus \u201cTired Red Shift Light.\u201d<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BSrmAYurFU\">https:\/\/t.co\/BSrmAYurFU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Anthony Barondess (@AnthonyBaronde2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyBaronde2\/status\/1681091269299441664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thus, <strong>an estimation from 2021 regarding the age of the universe suggested it to be 13.797 billion years old<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, physicist Rajendra Gupta from the University of Ottawa (Canada) stated that this redshift could be a hybrid phenomenon rather than purely due to the expansion of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our new model extends the formation time of galaxies by several billion years, <strong>making the universe 26.700 billion years old instead of the previously estimated 13.700<\/strong>,&#8221; says Gupta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new model suggests that the formation time of the first galaxies observed by the Webb telescope with significant redshifts may be extended from a few hundred million years to several billion years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Impossible! The Faintest Galaxy Ever Discovered by James Webb Telescope\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbBNd_aWMkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new theory provides<strong> a fresh explanation for the advanced level of development and mass<\/strong> observed in these peculiar early galaxies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study also suggests that a reevaluation of the interpretation of the &#8220;cosmological constant,&#8221; representing the yet-to-be-discovered dark energy responsible for the accelerated expansion of the universe, may be necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n  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