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New research suggests the universe is twice as old as originally thought
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:41 pm
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Scientists may have been off by a factor of 2.
Scientists may have been off by a factor of 2.
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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed
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Jul 13, 2023
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Astronomy & Space
Astronomy
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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed
by Bernard Rizk , University of Ottawa
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain
Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy problem."
The work is published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
"Our newly-devised model stretches the galaxy formation time by a several billion years, making the universe 26.7 billion years old, and not 13.7 as previously estimated," says author Rajendra Gupta, adjunct professor of physics in the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa.
For years, astronomers and physicists have calculated the age of our universe by measuring the time elapsed since the Big Bang and by studying the oldest stars based on the redshift of light coming from distant galaxies. In 2021, thanks to new techniques and advances in technology, the age of our universe was thus estimated at 13.797 billion years using the Lambda-CDM concordance model.
However, many scientists have been puzzled by the existence of stars like the Methuselah that appear to be older than the estimated age of our universe and by the discovery of early galaxies in an advanced state of evolution made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope. These galaxies, existing a mere 300 million years or so after the Big Bang, appear to have a level of maturity and mass typically associated with billions of years of cosmic evolution. Furthermore, they're surprisingly small in size, adding another layer of mystery to the equation.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:43 pm to tiggerthetooth
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New research suggests the universe is twice as old as originally thought
Shiiiiiiittttt...
What about all of those apocalyptic events scientists said would happen 500M+ years from now?!
Actual video of scientists:
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:43 pm to tiggerthetooth
Jeez, inflation, so hot right now
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:44 pm to tiggerthetooth
This dude gets paid to make wild guesses
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:45 pm to tiggerthetooth
Science is so awesome they they found a way to be off by 13 billion years.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:45 pm to 75503Tiger
He is wrong
It is actually 40 billion years old
Pay me
It is actually 40 billion years old
Pay me
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:56 pm to tiggerthetooth
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26.7 billion years old
I say 27 billion I'm closer then they are.
This post was edited on 7/17/23 at 4:36 am
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:57 pm to tiggerthetooth
100 years of climate data is useful though. Trust the science.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 4:58 pm to tiggerthetooth
But really……what do we humans truly know.
Ants on a mound.
Ants on a mound.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:01 pm to tiggerthetooth
Uranus is twice as wide as I originally thought.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:04 pm to tiggerthetooth
Does this mean Earth has been flat twice as long as the idiots think?
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:35 pm to tiggerthetooth
My guess if as good as their guess. A guess is all it is.
Study suggests…, good grief.
Study suggests…, good grief.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:39 pm to tiggerthetooth
Earth
It's flat, like a pizza.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:59 pm to tiggerthetooth
Imagine that.... The Webb telescope works, and lets us humans know we are in the infancy of life forms.
So glad my dad worked for a company that developed the B1, and told me about the rail gun back in the early 80s. It is truely amazing that out of all the billions of solar systems humans feel we are the only one out there!!
So glad my dad worked for a company that developed the B1, and told me about the rail gun back in the early 80s. It is truely amazing that out of all the billions of solar systems humans feel we are the only one out there!!
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