How much does the universe weigh? As it turns out, this question does not have an easy answer.
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Two different approaches to weighing the cosmos are producing different results, and the standard model of cosmology might need a rewrite.

Scientists have been probing the cosmos searching for a quantifiable answer to the question: How heavy is the universe? However, the results they’ve come back with are inconsistent depending on how they measure it, and it’s causing a bit of tension.

Find out more about the two different ways of measuring sigma-eight and what these discrepancies could mean for the future of cosmology and our understanding of the universe in this Elements.

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