The standard cosmological model relies heavily on redshifted light from Type Ia supernovae to support the theory of an expanding universe. It claims that light from distant supernovae is stretched due to cosmic expansion, causing originally visible light to shift into the infrared. However, this interpretation breaks down under scrutiny, particularly when one considers the abundance of naturally occurring infrared radiation already present in the universe. This post argues that the identification of redshifted supernova signals in the infrared is not only flawed—it is physically implausible.
The universe is replete with infrared radiation from countless sources: Interstellar and intergalactic dust warmed by starlight, planetary systems and debris disks, star-forming regions and molecular clouds, warm galaxies, especially those undergoing active star formation, brown dwarfs and stellar remnants, These emit in a continuous range of infrared wavelengths, creating a dense, omnipresent IR background. The infrared sky is not a quiet or empty place — it is crowded, complex, and noisy, much like a city during rush hour.
According to the expanding universe theory, a supernova whose light was originally in the visible range (e.g. around 500 nm) could, at high enough redshift (z ~ 1.5–2), appear in the infrared region (e.g. 1–2 microns). Infrared telescopes are then used to "find" this redshifted signature. But in a universe where: Real infrared radiation is already dominant, and where composite radiation fills the longer wavelengths, —it becomes unreasonable to believe that a redshifted visible-light signal could be distinguished from the surrounding infrared background. The signal-to-noise ratio would be catastrophically low. Identifying such a signal would be akin to trying to hear a single violin note in the middle of a stadium full of drums. The claimed detection becomes not a feat of science, but an exercise in statistical self-confirmation interpreting ambiguous data through the lens of an a priori model.
Redshift in the Infrared is a Mirage. The belief that we are observing redshifted visible light from distant supernovae in the infrared band is, when examined in the light of known infrared saturation and emission physics, untenable. In a universe already glowing with genuine IR radiation, the idea that astronomers are identifying faint redshifted optical signals in that sea becomes not science, but circular reasoning.
To continue insisting that we can see into the deep past through this fog is not only speculative—it may be scientifically irresponsible.
The universe is replete with infrared radiation from countless sources: Interstellar and intergalactic dust warmed by starlight, planetary systems and debris disks, star-forming regions and molecular clouds, warm galaxies, especially those undergoing active star formation, brown dwarfs and stellar remnants, These emit in a continuous range of infrared wavelengths, creating a dense, omnipresent IR background. The infrared sky is not a quiet or empty place — it is crowded, complex, and noisy, much like a city during rush hour.
According to the expanding universe theory, a supernova whose light was originally in the visible range (e.g. around 500 nm) could, at high enough redshift (z ~ 1.5–2), appear in the infrared region (e.g. 1–2 microns). Infrared telescopes are then used to "find" this redshifted signature. But in a universe where: Real infrared radiation is already dominant, and where composite radiation fills the longer wavelengths, —it becomes unreasonable to believe that a redshifted visible-light signal could be distinguished from the surrounding infrared background. The signal-to-noise ratio would be catastrophically low. Identifying such a signal would be akin to trying to hear a single violin note in the middle of a stadium full of drums. The claimed detection becomes not a feat of science, but an exercise in statistical self-confirmation interpreting ambiguous data through the lens of an a priori model.
Redshift in the Infrared is a Mirage. The belief that we are observing redshifted visible light from distant supernovae in the infrared band is, when examined in the light of known infrared saturation and emission physics, untenable. In a universe already glowing with genuine IR radiation, the idea that astronomers are identifying faint redshifted optical signals in that sea becomes not science, but circular reasoning.
To continue insisting that we can see into the deep past through this fog is not only speculative—it may be scientifically irresponsible.
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