US scientists are reluctant to revolutionize science; therefore American citizens must save science

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NEW YORK CITY, NY — A small shopkeeper in Montana, a local milk supplier in Kansas, a community librarian in Texas and a street vendor in Vermont all have something in common: They are all proud American citizens. At all times they wish that America must be number one in the world. Always! The mere thought of US losing its number one position in the all-important field of science is quite unthinkable for them. It makes them mad with anger.

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This article would have been a national news article. But it is precisely this reason (mentioned above) which actually makes it hyper local. It affects every patriotic US citizen. It is about the hundreds of billions of taxpayers’ dollars spent (and in many cases, wasted) on American science, and about US retaining or losing its NUMERO UNO position in science. Major US newspapers routinely point their fingers at POTUS Donald Trump for decline in US science. But this article highlights the deep rot in the US scientific community.

James Webb Telescope and Dark Energy Survey finding are truly earth-shattering. Those impossible discoveries have the potential to revolutionize science, and lead to a total paradigm shift in science. They have thrown a golden opportunity to United States, but strangely, have also thrown an enormous responsibility to American citizens. Why?

US citizens blindly trust their scientific community. But unfortunately (and sadly) the scientific community does not care much for US national interest. They have other interest in mind, which makes a public intervention necessary.

In 2024, an article appeared in Yahoo! site titled “American scientists must revolutionize science; or else, Europe will lead another scientific revolution”. It claimed that major global newspapers (BBC News, The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, et al) are raising alarm over the crisis in both physics and cosmology. A scientific revolution is coming soon.

Even two years ago, it rightly emphasized that American scientists have a golden opportunity to revolutionize science from the James Webb Space telescope findings and from the DESI data on dark energy. DESI team had at that time created the largest ever 3D map of the universe, and only a plot of number of galaxies versus distance was needed to turn science on its head. US scientists did not pay much notice. Or did they, but had other thoughts in mind?

The window of opportunity will close very soon and Europe will gain an upper hand with Euclid Telescope data. American taxpayers will NOT be happy to find their $10 billion (Yes, ten billion US dollars), James Webb telescope being triumphed over by a $1 billion, European telescope. It is ‘now or never' situation for American scientists.

Now, in 2026, the Dark Energy Survey has officially created largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies. On Tuesday, April 14, scientists completed the primary mission of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) ahead of schedule. The team successfully built the largest, highest-resolution 3D map of the cosmos ever. This staggering dataset represents a six fold increase over all previous galactic measurements combined. With this much sophisticated data at hand, astronomers can start a revolution in the field.

By tracking how galaxies cluster across different epochs of time, DESI has found tantalizing evidence that dark energy is weakening. If the final data confirms this, scientists will have to completely rewrite the standard model of cosmology.

However, this data can be used for much more worthy and newsworthy purposes than was intended. It can end the mystery of the shape and size of the universe, once and for all. That can answer whether the two mutually contradictory pillars of physics can be reconciled, leading to a ‘theory of everything’, unifying entire physics and cosmology. The data of 47 million galaxies will show that the universe is not 3D flat, but positively curved. But, how? The following paragraph (in italics) answers this question, and is meant for scientists and experts. Non-scientific readers may ignore it and jump to next paragraph.

A circle drawn on a curved surface (of a sphere) has a shorter circumference compared to a circle of the same radius drawn on a flat surface. For example, a dome-shaped orange peel has a shorter edge than a flat pancake of the same size. The same phenomenon happens in one higher dimension. The equivalent of a circle in 3D is a sphere, and the equivalent of its circumference is the sphere’s spherical surface. The available data on 47 million galaxies is up to 11 billion light-years (b.l.y.) away. A sphere of 11 b.l.y. radius can be partitioned into spherical bands (say 7-8 b.l.y., 8-9 b.l.y. etc.) The number of galaxies falling in each band can be counted. The predictions of curved, balloon model of the universe differ from the flat model of currently accepted Standard Model of Cosmology (which predicts the number of galaxies to be proportional to the square of radius). The balloon model predicts the number to deviate (become lesser) from Standard Model of Cosmology prediction with increasing radius. This crucial prediction is based on a hallowed/sacrosanct principle that the distribution of galaxies on a large enough scale of the universe is uniform. Kindly note that a 3D map of the entire sky is NOT REQUIRED for this purpose. Even large-angled conical sections will do the job.

James Webb telescope has repeatedly made international headline news with its impossible findings.James Webb Telescope’s impossible findings disagree with accepted model of universe but strongly favor ‘expanding balloon’ model of universe. The details won’t be repeated here. Interested readers may kindly click the provided hyperlink.

The Standard Model of Cosmology is wrong, which has created a crisis in Physics and Cosmologyand necessitates a scientific revolution. This is not a claim made by this article, but is the emerging consensus verdict of all recent news and reports. Some references (from prestigious science magazines) are provided:

1) The revolution ahead; CERN Courier; 6 March 2026

Michael S Turner argues that the next breakthrough in particle physics and cosmology may be just around the corner.

2) The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe; Daniel Cossins; 2 March 2026

Last year, the most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story.

3) Why cosmology seems to be caught in a vibe shift; New Scientist; 4 March 2026

Whether you call it a vibe shift or a paradigm shift, physicists must be ready to challenge their fundamental understanding of the universe without fear or nostalgia.

4) A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist; Daniel Cossins; 2 March 2026

Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the possibility that our reality contains extra dimensions

5) Crisis in cosmology: If we’ve got dark energy wrong, what could it be? (New Scientist)

Inside the scramble to rewrite our theory of cosmology

6) Why scientists are reexamining the Lambda Cold Dark Matter Model; Matthew Williams; Feb 28, 2026

A MAJOR SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION IS LONG PENDING. HERE ARE JUST A FEW NEWS HEADLINES:

1) Nobel laureate says physics is in need of a revolution (WIRED; Peter Byrne)

2) The four puzzles that tell us a cosmological revolution is coming (NewScientist; Dan Hooper)

3) Why a Physics Revolution Might Be on Its Way: Physics may be turned on its head soon (Live Science; Kelly Dickerson)

4) The Nobel Prize winner who thinks we have the universe all wrong. (The Atlantic; Ross Andersen)

United States hosts the World's largest physics conference every year. Way back in 2023, before the grand Physics conference in Las Vegas began, a news article appeared “World's largest physics conference in Las Vegas will be grand; but will it be worthwhile?” It highlighted that hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayers’ dollars is wasted chasing for non-existent Dark Matter particles and SuperSymmetrical particles. For the last four decades every such hunt has returned empty handed. Those astronomical sums of money could feed the hungry and provide shelter to the homeless. Or at least it could be funding fruitful research in physics. These were not baseless claims, but opinions expressed in headline news (often by physicists themselves who are disgusted and disappointed over money spent on fruitless research, thus eroding public trust in Physicists. References were also provided).

It pointed out that the worthiness of the conference will be judged not by the number of attendees, but whether it raises relevant and pressing issues in Physics. Specifically, the news article asked two questions:

1) First and foremost, will the conference address the faulty mathematical assumptions on which Physics is resting? Those glaring mathematical mistakes have led to the present crises in Physics, whereby the two greatest physics theories (General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics) have become mutually conflicting.

2) Will the grand conference acknowledge that Physics is indeed in crisis, and embrace the theory which has come like a Messiah to the rescue of Physics and Cosmology?

The news article closed with a memorable paragraph:

The Conference in Las Vegas (United States) will be the World’s largest, and hence also shoulders the biggest responsibility for the future of Physics. Physicists attending the conference need to speak out that the current situation in the foundation of Physics are alarming and unsustainable. Prolonged failure to show promised results (in return for public money spent on research) can lead to stoppage of funding altogether. The success of the conference would be judged not on the basis of number of dignitaries, but on whether the conference ‘bites the bullet’ and addresses uncomfortable issues. It may be noted that the ‘Expanding (Hyper) Balloon Universe’ theory, which might very well be the ‘Theory of Everything’, has appeared in some of the most prominent news outlets. But the response from the scientific community has been absolute silence. However, silence is half consent. The rule of the game is “Either accept the challenge, or accept the theory!” There is nothing wrong, neither anything shameful in accepting mistakes. Surely, Physicists should ‘take the bull by the horns’ during the grand conference, and discuss “Where is fundamental Physics (and Cosmology) heading?”

Unfortunately, this did not awaken the Physics community from their deep slumber. Not only was the 2023 Physics conference held with pomp and grandeur, but three more Worlds’ largest physics conferences were held in American soil. Those most urgent issues were not even discussed!!!

It will be shameful if America loses to Europe in this scientific race. After all, America's National Laboratories have at least 75 breakthroughs to showcase. United States has long been leading the world in science and technology. Almost routinely, US news media had boasted that United States remains the dominant leader in science and technology worldwide, and U.S. still leads the world in science and technology. Here is a shocking revelation: The United States accounted for 40 percent of the total world's spending on scientific research and development, employed 70 percent of the world's Nobel Prize winners and is home to three-quarters of the world's top 40 universities.

What is even more noteworthy is the American public's attitude towards science. Pew research center found that Americans prioritize being a world leader in scientific achievements more than other global publics. Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) think it is very important for the United States to be a world leader in scientific achievements. The U.S. stands out, along with Spain, for the high share of its citizens to hold this view. NASA had released a document claiming that America leads the world in space exploration and scientific discovery.

If American scientific communities do not seize the opportunity to turn science upside down, then Europe will win the race, and Europe will be the leader of another scientific revolution. American public must never forget that Science Is What Made America Great. Squandering away the NUMERO UNO position is easy; but regaining it back is not easy. Therefore, every patriotic American (regardless of social stature) must regard this as a call to action. American scientists might need more than a gentle nudge from the American public and the funding agencies to expedite processing the five years of DESI data in order to bring everlasting glory to their nation and usher in a tsunami-sized ‘scientific revolution'.

To summarize: American citizens must convince the US scientists to process the data of the 47 million galaxies with utmost urgency (before Euclid telescope steals the limelight). US have so many of the world’s most powerful supercomputers for this job. After all, the enormous amount of (more than 5 years of) painstaking efforts in creating the largest 3D map of the universe will be meaningful only if it can answer the most basic question: “How are the galaxies distributed over the distance?” Answer to that question can spark a scientific revolution from United States. The original scientific revolution in Europe led to several centuries of Europe’s global domination. It is responsibility of the American citizen’s to bring their scientists on track by any means possible. Long live America! God bless America!

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