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The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« on: September 13, 2019, 02:14:32 pm »
Scientists propose an age of 11.2 billion years rather than 13.7, but study has a large margin of error
The Associated Press · Posted: Sep 12, 2019 3:25 PM ET |

The universe is looking younger every day, it seems.

New calculations suggest the universe could be a couple billion years younger than scientists now estimate, and even younger than suggested by two other calculations published this year that trimmed hundreds of millions of years from the age of the cosmos.

The huge swings in scientists' estimates — even this new calculation could be off by billions of years — reflect different approaches to the tricky problem of figuring the universe's real age.

"We have large uncertainty for how the stars are moving in the galaxy," said Inh Jee, of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, lead author of the study in Thursday's journal Science.

Scientists estimate the age of the universe by using the movement of stars to measure how fast it is expanding. If the universe is expanding faster, that means it got to its current size more quickly, and therefore must be younger.

The expansion rate, called the Hubble Constant , is one of the most important numbers in cosmology. A larger Hubble Constant makes for a faster-moving — and younger — universe.

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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2019, 07:31:50 pm »
Until science can disprove, by solid empirical data grounded in mathematics,
the thesis of the Father of Modern Physics, Ernest  Rutherford, the Earth
remains 4,600,000,000 years old.
Horse manure like this gossip and hearsay is vented to grab attention, nothing more!!!
« Last Edit: September 14, 2019, 03:43:01 am by Absalom »
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2019, 07:41:45 pm »
The universe must be female. 
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2019, 08:00:32 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on September 13, 2019, 07:41:45 pm
The universe must be female.

So, the Universe is lying about its age?
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2019, 08:05:22 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on September 13, 2019, 08:00:32 pm
So, the Universe is lying about its age?

1 + 1 = 2, unless you are a women counting birthdays.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2019, 08:06:39 pm by The Ghost »
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2019, 08:17:01 pm »
Should this be in History? Its only based on calculations. No recording of events leading up to the present.
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2019, 09:01:32 pm »
We are in a simulation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis

Simulation hypothesis
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The simulation hypothesis or simulation theory proposes that all of reality, including the Earth and the universe, is in fact an artificial simulation, most likely a computer simulation. Some versions rely on the development of a simulated reality, a proposed technology that would seem realistic enough to convince its inhabitants the simulation was real. The hypothesis has been a central plot device of many science fiction stories and films.
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2019, 10:00:44 pm »
Quote from: Absalom on September 13, 2019, 07:31:50 pm
Until science can disprove, by solid empirical data grounded in mathematics,
the thesis of the Father of Modern Physics, Ernest  Rutherford, the Earth
remains 4,600,000,000 years old.
Horse manure like this is gossip and hearsay vented to grab attention, nothing more!!!

Note - age of the universe, not age of the Earth.  :whistle:
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Re: The universe may be 2 billion years younger than we think
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2019, 04:11:53 am »
Quote from: Neverdul on September 13, 2019, 10:00:44 pm
Note - age of the universe, not age of the Earth.  :whistle:
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Er.....while left unsaid, I implied that the age of Earth mirrors the age of the
Universe for the simple reason that creation was intuitively instantaneous.
Of course, if one chooses to believe that the Universe was created planet by
planet, sorta like we build bridges, roads and tunnels; then different
timelines are in order.
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