<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Astronomers propose that Earth and the Milky Way galaxy may be situated in a large cosmic void, which could explain the Hubble tension, a discrepancy in measuring the universe's expansion rate.</li><li>The concept suggests that a less dense region like a void could cause nearby matter to move away faster, giving the illusion of a quicker local expansion rate.</li><li>New findings presented by Dr. Indranil Banik indicate that our local universe might be less dense, supporting the idea of a massive void about a billion light-years wide with 20% less matter than average.</li><li>While controversial, recent data on baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) favor the void theory over the standard model, providing a statistical edge in favor of the concept.</li></ul>

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