The idea that we might be living in
just one of an infinite number of universes has been fodder for
scientific debate and sci-fi movie plots for a long time, but coming
up with evidence to support the theory has been hard to come by. Now,
researchers have discovered something in space that they can't quite
account for, and one of the possible explanations is that – where
are you sitting down? -- our universe actually bumped into a
neighboring, parallel one.
When gazing into the heavens,
scientists spotted what they refer to as a "cold" area of
space. It was observed some time ago, and explaining it proved
difficult, but a 2015 study suggested it was merely an area of the
universe in which the number of galaxies is dramatically lower than
the rest. Unfortunately, subsequent investigations couldn't support
that finding, and a new study by Durham University suggests the slim
possibility that it's actually evidence of parallel universes is
still on the table.
The multiverse theory hinges on the
idea that all possible outcomes of any given scenario are all playing
out at the same time in a layered reality of which we are only
experiencing one layer. It's a wild idea that has a foundation in
quantum mechanics, but it's also entirely unproven.
- Lucía Forero and María García
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