Astronomers' Findings Challenge Cosmic-Evolution Theory

Discoveries may force a revision of ideas of how universe formed

By Kim A. McDonald

Washington, D.C. -- New findings about distant and nearby structures in the universe have created what some astronomers believe are serious challenges to the standard theory of how the cosmos evolved.

Other scientists, however, say that, while the new data may force...

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