# Can The Crisis in Cosmology Be EXPLAINED By Cosmic Voids?

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Published: 2026-07-03T00:30:00+00:00
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Check out the Space Time Merch Store https://www.pbsspacetime.com/shop Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Two of the greatest mysteries in cosmology are the nature of dark energy and the apparent conflict in our measurements of the expansion rate of the early versus the modern universe that even dark energy can’t account for. Could both of these be explained by looking to a part of the universe that we’ve largely ignored so far? Could cosmic voids be driving the universe? Episodes Referenced: The Evolution of the Modern Milky Way Galaxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3jGWXeBtPo&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTime Dr. Beck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlNSvrYygRc&t=1s&ab_channel=Dr.Becky Dr. Becky: https://youtu.be/-kTe0xRAU1w?feature=shared Dark Energy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4PayaEgEZc&list=PLsPUh22kYmNAv1_8MA9-USkY6f2lfr1hb&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTime PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements! https://mailchi.mp/1a6eb8f2717d/spacetime Search the Entire Space Time Library Here: https://search.pbsspacetime.com/ Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Matt O'Dowd Post Production by Leonardo Scholzer, Yago Ballarini & Stephanie Faria Directed by Andrew Kornhaber Associate Producer: Bahar Gholipour Executive Producers: Eric Brown & Andrew Kornhaber Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Spacetime is produced by Kornhaber Brown for PBS Digital Studios. This program is produced by Kornhaber Brown, which is solely responsible…

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