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Recent cosmological surveys and datasets have highlighted a variety of tensions to the concordance model of our universe, $\Lambda$CDM. Of particular interest is the Hubble tension, the $5.5\sigma$ discrepancy between measurements of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-01 Luke Weisenbach , Sophie L. Newman , Kieran Graham , Sai S. Dhavala , Benjamin Floyd , Neel Shah , Gemini 3 Flash , The CROCS Collaboration

The current $3.8 \sigma$ tension between local (arXiv:1804.10655) and global (arXiv:1605.02985) measurements of $H_0$ cannot be fully explained by the concordance $\Lambda$CDM model. It could be produced by unknown systematics or by physics…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-30 David Camarena , Valerio Marra

The Hubble constant ($H_0$) estimated from the local Cepheid-supernova (SN) distance ladder is in 3-$\sigma$ tension with the value extrapolated from cosmic microwave background (CMB) data assuming the standard cosmological model. Whether…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Stephen M. Feeney , Hiranya V. Peiris , Andrew R. Williamson , Samaya M. Nissanke , Daniel J. Mortlock , Justin Alsing , Dan Scolnic

The Hubble constant ($H_0$) is one of the most important parameters in the standard $\rm \Lambda CDM$ model. The measurements given by the main two methods show a gap larger than $4\sigma$, which is known as Hubble tension. Fast radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-18 D. H. Gao , Q. Wu , J. P. Hu , S. X. Yi , X. Zhou , F. Y. Wang , Z. G. Dai

The discrepancy between the Hubble constant $H_0$ values derived from early-time and late-time measurements, reaching up to $4\sigma$, represents the most serious challenge in modern cosmology and astrophysics. In this work, we investigate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-18 Mauricio Lopez-Hernandez , Josue De-Santiago

An intriguing discrepancy emerging in the concordance model of cosmology is the tension between the locally measured value of the Hubble rate, and the 'global' value inferred from the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This could be due to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Vinicius C. Busti , Chris Clarkson , Marina Seikel

The Hubble constant ($H_0$) is a key parameter in cosmology, yet its precise value remains contentious due to discrepancies between early- and late-universe measurement methods, a problem known as the "Hubble tension." In this study, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-07 Marcus Högås , Edvard Mörtsell

Estimates of the Hubble constant, $H_0$, from the distance ladder and the cosmic microwave background (CMB) differ at the $\sim$3-$\sigma$ level, indicating a potential issue with the standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmology. Interpreting this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-14 Stephen M. Feeney , Daniel J. Mortlock , Niccolò Dalmasso

The current $>3\sigma$ tension between the Hubble constant $H_0$ measured from local distance indicators and from cosmic microwave background is one of the most highly debated issues in cosmology, as it possibly indicates new physics or…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-07 Hao-Yi Wu , Dragan Huterer

Over the past decade, the disparity between the value of the cosmic expansion rate directly determined from measurements of distance and redshift or instead from the standard $\Lambda$CDM cosmological model calibrated by measurements from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-10 Marc Kamionkowski , Adam G. Riess

A number of challenges to the standard $\Lambda$CDM model have been emerging during the past few years as the accuracy of cosmological observations improves. In this review we discuss in a unified manner many existing signals in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-20 Leandros Perivolaropoulos , Foteini Skara

The Hubble constant ${H}_0$ is a crucial parameter in cosmology. However, different cosmic observations have resulted in varying posterior results for ${H}_0$, leading to what is known as the ${H}_0$ tension. In order to address this issue,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-18 Jiaze Gao , Zhihuan Zhou , Minghui Du , Rui Zou , Jianping Hu , Lixin Xu

In this study, we incorporated a three-parameter family, of the metric incompatible modification of standard general relativity $f(Q)$ models into the Boltzmann code MGCLASS at both the background and perturbation levels, in order to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-07 Ziad Sakr , Leonid Schey

Can new cosmic physics be uncovered through tensions amongst datasets? Tensions in parameter determinations amongst different types of cosmological observation, especially the `Hubble tension' between probes of the expansion rate, have been…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-24 Marina Cortês , Andrew R. Liddle

Adopting the low-redshift observational datasets, including the Pantheon sample of Type Ia supernovae, baryon acoustic oscillation measurements, and the tomographic Alcock-Paczynski method, we determine the Hubble constant to be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-22 Xue Zhang , Qing-Guo Huang

The Hubble tension, a significant discrepancy between the Hubble constant ($H_0$) values derived from early-time (Cosmic Microwave Background and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations) and late-time (Cepheid-calibrated Type Ia Supernovae)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-01 Ruchika , Leandros Perivolaropoulos , Alessandro Melchiorri

Recent determination of the Hubble constant via Cepheid-calibrated supernovae by \citet{riess_2.4_2016} (R16) find $\sim 3\sigma$ tension with inferences based on cosmic microwave background temperature and polarization measurements from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-04 Brent Follin , Lloyd Knox

Planck measurements of the cosmic microwave background power spectra find a lower value of the Hubble constant $H_0$ and a higher value of the fractional matter energy density $\Omega_{m0}$ for the concordance $\Lambda$CDM model, and these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-01 Qing Gao , Yungui Gong

The $\Lambda$ Cold Dark Matter model ($\Lambda$CDM) represents the current standard model in cosmology. Within this, there is a tension between the value of the Hubble constant, $H_0$, inferred from local distance indicators and the angular…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-26 Edvard Mörtsell , Suhail Dhawan

We address the $\simeq 4.4\sigma$ tension between local and the CMB measurements of the Hubble Constant using simulated Type Ia Supernova (SN) data-sets. We probe its directional dependence by means of a hemispherical comparison through the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-18 Carlos A. P. Bengaly , Uendert Andrade , Jailson S. Alcaniz