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The entire universe could be twice as old as we thought - C C - Jul 15, 2023
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-entire-universe-could-be-twice-as-old-as-we-thought
INTRO: A retired cosmological theory should be given a second chance at explaining anomalies in our Universe, according to theoretical physicist Rajendra Gupta from the University of Ottawa in Canada.
By marrying the existing expanding Universe theory with a fringe explanation called the tired light hypothesis, Gupta has found the Big Bang could have taken place an astonishing 26.7 billion years ago. That's twice as old as current models predict.
Those added years could explain why the most distant galaxies observed look surprisingly mature for star-cities that ought to have only been around for half a billion years... (MORE - details)
RE: The entire universe could be twice as old as we thought - Magical Realist - Jul 15, 2023
I can live with that. What's a few more billion years in this vast experiment of stardust becoming conscious and alive.