A recent study based on observations of space has provided renewed support for a century-old theory, challenging the widely accepted Big Bang model. The findings, published in the journal Particles, suggest that the hypothesis of “aging light” may be correct, casting doubt on the belief that the Universe is expanding. The study’s authors used data from multiple telescopes to analyze more than 30,000 galaxies and measure their redshift — the phenomenon where light shifts toward the red part of the electromagnetic spectrum as an object moves away from Earth. Redshift has long been used by astronomers to estimate the speed at which galaxies are moving away from us. In the 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that galaxies farther from Earth appear to be receding more rapidly, leading to the development of the Big Bang theory. According to this model, the Universe has been expanding since its formation approximately 13.8 billion years ago. However, around the same time, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky proposed an alternative explanation for redshift, known as the “aging light hypothesis.” Zwicky suggested that galaxies weren’t actually speeding away from Earth; instead, the photons emitted by these galaxies were losing energy as they traveled through space. In other words, redshift was the result of photons “aging” over vast distances, not the motion of the galaxies themselves. According to this hypothesis, the Universe is not expanding but is static. Zwicky’s theory was largely dismissed for nearly a century in favor of the Big Bang model, which gained broad acceptance. But the launch of the Webb Space Telescope in 2022 has led some astronomers to reexamine the Big Bang theory. The telescope has provided new data that challenges current cosmological models, including images of fully formed galaxies that appear to exist only a few hundred million years after the supposed birth of the Universe. These galaxies would have required billions of years to evolve, raising doubts about the timing and nature of the Big Bang. Using Webb’s data, the researchers behind this new study analyzed the redshift of galaxies moving at different speeds relative to Earth. They discovered that galaxies rotating in the opposite direction to the Milky Way have a smaller redshift than those moving in the same direction. The difference in redshift grows as the distance between Earth and these galaxies increases. According to the study, the Earth’s rotation speed relative to distant galaxies is constant, but the variation in redshift is due to the galaxies’ distance from Earth. This finding supports the aging light hypothesis: the redshift is not a result of galaxies moving away but rather the gradual loss of energy by photons over time. The post 100-Year-Old Hypothesis That Challenges Big Bang Theory Is Confirmed appeared first on Anomalien.com.