Forget one Big Bang — try many. A bold new theory pokes holes in the popular origin story, suggesting the universe evolves through a series of lightning-fast bursts, rewriting what we know about cosmic expansion.
Rather than a one-time, universe-making explosion, this model envisions the cosmos growing through countless rapid-fire events called temporal singularities.
Each of these brief, invisible bursts injects fresh energy and matter into space, gradually shaping the galaxies, stars, and structures we see today — no dark matter or dark energy required.
This alternative framework, published by Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, challenges long-held assumptions in cosmology.
In his new paper, Lieu argues that these singularities, though unobservable, could be the true engines of cosmic evolution, offering a radically different explanation for how the universe expands and organizes itself.
The paper builds on Lieu’s 2024 model, which controversially proposed that gravity might exist without mass — a theory that sparked intense debate and drew over 41,000 reads.
The latest version refines that idea, introducing temporal singularities as a more complete alternative to the Big Bang, and dropping the need for invisible cosmic ingredients that have long puzzled scientists.
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