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> there’s recent uncertainty about the age of the universe, possibly by a factor of two Do you have a reference for this? Interesting if potentially true.
by divbzero 2y ago
> there’s recent uncertainty about the age of the universe, possibly by a factor of two
Do you have a reference for this? Interesting if potentially true.
- keepamovin 2y agoSure, it's from last year. Surprised you missed it, but no worries! :) - https://phys.org/news/2023-07-age-universe-billion-years-previously.html https://phys.org/news/2023-07-age-universe-billion-years-pre... - https://scitechdaily.com/cosmic-paradigm-shift-new-research-doubles-universes-age-to-26-7-billion-years/ https://scitechdaily.com/cosmic-paradigm-shift-new-research-... - https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/could-age-universe-be-twice-old-current-estimates-suggest https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/could-age-universe-be-twice... - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133118.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133118.h... - https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/age-of-universe-research-james-webb/163845/ https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/age-of-universe-researc... The science is not settled. But that's the point, science never is. Uncertainty for sure haha! :) I think the main point is the older it is, the less certain we can be especially with our current limitations. ha :)