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If there were bright things behind them The universe is young, a lot of stuff hasn't happened yet. It wouldn't be surprising if we are about the earliest life

If there were bright things behind them The universe is young, a lot of stuff hasn't happened yet. It wouldn't be surprising if we are about the earliest life of this sort that could exist.

vlovich123 5y ago
I thought the cosmological expansion theory of the standard model was falling apart calling into question the Big Bang theory. If that’s the case, then are we sure we have a good handle on the age of the universe?
- garblegarble 5y ago
  Do you have any links where I can read more about that? That's fascinating and I wasn't aware, and I evidently am not using the right search terms to find out more
  - Taek 5y ago
    Maybe unrelated but YouTube has been throwing a lot of faux science and astronomy at me lately. Youtubers reading controversial papers presented as indisputable even when there's no scientific consensus at all on the results.
    - whatshisface 5y ago
      It's depressing to think about, but for many intents and purposes fake space facts are just as good as true space facts.
      - 6502nerdface 5y ago
        Especially for purposes of monetizing YouTube videos.
  - doublepg23 5y ago
    I believe they’re referring to the “crisis in cosmology”. I’m purely a layman, but I found some videos useful. I believe at least PBS Space-Time [1] is well regarded in physics circles (for laymen explanations.). I found the other one [2] to be more digestible though. [1] https://youtu.be/72cM_E6bsOs https://youtu.be/72cM_E6bsOs [2] https://youtu.be/0sfvQ_fsil4 https://youtu.be/0sfvQ_fsil4
contravariant 5y ago
Depends on your perspective I suppose. Most of the stars have already formed and star formation will slowly grind to a halt in a few billion years.
- Ericson2314 5y ago
  old and young universe then :) At least, I can understand visualize the time scale of the universe a lot better than I can visual the length scale. Speed of light doesn't feel like 1/1 to humans!

If there were bright things behind them The universe is young, a lot of stuff hasn't happened yet. It wouldn't be surprising if we are about the earliest life of this sort that could exist.

vlovich123 5y ago

I thought the cosmological expansion theory of the standard model was falling apart calling into question the Big Bang theory. If that’s the case, then are we sure we have a good handle on the age of the universe?

garblegarble 5y ago
Do you have any links where I can read more about that? That's fascinating and I wasn't aware, and I evidently am not using the right search terms to find out more
- Taek 5y ago
  Maybe unrelated but YouTube has been throwing a lot of faux science and astronomy at me lately. Youtubers reading controversial papers presented as indisputable even when there's no scientific consensus at all on the results.
  - whatshisface 5y ago
    It's depressing to think about, but for many intents and purposes fake space facts are just as good as true space facts.
    - 6502nerdface 5y ago
      Especially for purposes of monetizing YouTube videos.
- doublepg23 5y ago
  I believe they’re referring to the “crisis in cosmology”. I’m purely a layman, but I found some videos useful. I believe at least PBS Space-Time [1] is well regarded in physics circles (for laymen explanations.). I found the other one [2] to be more digestible though. [1] https://youtu.be/72cM_E6bsOs https://youtu.be/72cM_E6bsOs [2] https://youtu.be/0sfvQ_fsil4 https://youtu.be/0sfvQ_fsil4

contravariant 5y ago

Depends on your perspective I suppose. Most of the stars have already formed and star formation will slowly grind to a halt in a few billion years.

Ericson2314 5y ago
old and young universe then :) At least, I can understand visualize the time scale of the universe a lot better than I can visual the length scale. Speed of light doesn't feel like 1/1 to humans!