Cosmologists in the dark

TL;DR

This paper reviews current cosmological discoveries, discusses their support for the modern model, highlights its weaknesses, and considers how future projects might reshape our understanding of the universe.

Contribution

It provides a historical perspective on cosmological inconsistencies and forecasts how upcoming projects could alter the cosmological paradigm.

Findings

Current discoveries support the modern cosmological model

Identifies weaknesses and inconsistencies in the model

Future projects may significantly change our universe view

Abstract

We review the present status of cosmological discoveries and how these confirm our modern cosmological model, but at the same time we try to focus on its weaknesses and inconsistencies with an historical perspective, and foresee how the on-going big cosmological projects may change in the future our view of the universe.