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New Estimates for Universe's Age

Posted by Hemos on from the learning-more-about-it dept.

Makarand writes "In a study published recently in the journal Science, a team of researchers say that they are 95% sure the universe is between 11.2 billion and 20 billion years old according to this article on Space.com. The new calculations from cosmologists at Case Western Reserve University and Dartmouth College involved new information about old star clusters in our galaxy and a better understanding of how stars evolve." Which blows my theory that the Universe is predated by Zsa Zsa Gabor, but oh well.

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  1. Re:new estimates?!! by Citi+Tech · · Score: 3, Funny

    Only 11 to 20 billion years and I'm somewhere between 4 to 693,000 years old

  2. In related news... by selderrr · · Score: 3, Funny

    a team of researchers say that they are 95% sure Zsa Zsa Gabor is between 86 and 172 years old

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    When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
  3. I remember this one!! by gurnb · · Score: 3, Funny

    42!
    . . . no, wait, that's the answer to a different question.

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    "This must be a Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
  4. I can do better than that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're only 95% sure. I'm 100% sure the universe is over 1000 years old. I'm only 5% away from the top scientists! Woot!

  5. Come on now by SubtleNuance · · Score: 3, Funny

    The universe is 4003 years old. Everyone knows that, details of the universe's creation can be found in the Bible.

    I mean really, when are these so-called scientists going to stop with this ploy to undermine The Truth.

    Jeeze.

  6. Re:new estimates?!! by SEWilco · · Score: 3, Funny
    the universe is between 11.2 billion and 20 billion years old

    I have to take their word for it. I can't remember anything before 8 billion years ago. Maybe my memory isn't what it used to be a couple of billion years ago.

  7. Its always nice to know... by lobsterGun · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...the upper limit on the age of the the fuzzy leftovers in the back of my fridge.