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New Theory Challenges Dark Matter, Predicts Universe's Future Collapse

10/9/2025

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Rajendra Gupta, lead researcher, says dark matter and dark energy may be illusions.
It proposes variations in fundamental forces, weakening over time, explaining galaxies without dark matter or dark energy.
Other physicists argue data indicate the universe will collapse in a Big Crunch.
The model predicts about 20 billion years before contraction, totaling around 33.3 billion years.

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Story summary

Rajendra Gupta, lead researcher, says dark matter and dark energy may be illusions.
It proposes variations in fundamental forces, weakening over time, explaining galaxies without dark matter or dark energy.
Other physicists argue data indicate the universe will collapse in a Big Crunch.
The model predicts about 20 billion years before contraction, totaling around 33.3 billion years.