Guest guest Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 "...exactly what Hindus have been saying for the last several thousand years. >. Universe in "Endless Cycle" >"Ashwini Kumar" >Universe in "Endless Cycle" >Thu, 02 May 2002 20:37:23 -0400 > >. Universe in "Endless Cycle" >Source: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1951000/1951406.stm >USA, April 26, 2002: Two scientists from the USA and UK, Paul >Steinhardt and >Neil Turok, have put forward a new model to explain how the cosmos >is and >where it might be going. They say it is necessary to take account of >startling new discoveries -- in particular, the observation that >everything >in the universe is moving apart at an accelerating rate. They >propose the >idea that the cosmos goes through an endless cycle -- of Big Bang, >expansion >and stagnation -- which is driven by an as yet unexplained "dark >energy." >They have put forward their views in the journal Science. What they >are >proposing in this new picture is that the Big Bang is not a >beginning of >time but really just the latest in an infinite series of cycles -- >exactly >what Hindus have been saying for the last several thousand years. > > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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