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No, new measurements can't relax the Hubble tension - There are two different ways to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, and they don’t agree. And no, new measurements don’t help. (bigthink.com)

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

indeed:

The new claims from the “CCHP” group, asserting that the Hubble tension can be resolved by an in-between value for the expansion rate, are very troublesome for two reasons. First, there isn’t even a paper (not even an unpublished preprint) to refer to, where others in the community can see their work. But secondly and perhaps even more importantly, (...)

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Using a quote with a cliffhanger is the newest form of evil.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

lol 😋 ...
Secondly (and now I say that from memory) that other group had a larger margin of error so their measurement should not be taken to disprove the Hubble tension.