Cosmologists continue to probe for weaknesses in the 'standard model' for explaining the structure of the Universe. Happily, the model passes the latest observational test of its consistency.
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Ellis, G. Maintaining the standard. Nature 416, 132–133 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/416132b
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