DSO Framework Empirical Validation

This paper presents empirical validation of the Drag-Scale-Object (DSO) framework against ten major astrophysical phenomena that challenge standard ΛCDM cosmology. For each case, we provide: (1) historical observational data from peer-reviewed literature, (2) explicit DSO predictions derived from first principles, (3) quantitative comparison demonstrating agreement, and (4) step-by-step validation procedures enabling independent verification. The ten edge cases: galaxy cluster mass discrepancy, satellite plane problem, JWST early galaxies, El Gordo collision velocity, core-cusp problem, too-big-to-fail problem, Hubble tension, cosmological lithium problem, flyby anomaly, and the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation. All predictions derive from a single universal parameter: g† = 1.2 × 10⁻¹⁰ m/s². No fitting or tuning is performed for individual cases. The framework resolves MOND's historic cluster failure through potential-depth-dependent E-pooling, naturally explains the 5σ+ Hubble tension and 6.2σ El Gordo collision velocity, and provides mechanistic explanations for phenomena that remain anomalous under ΛCDM. Validation procedures are provided as explicit formulas for application to future observations.