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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed (phys.org)
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Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy problem."

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[-] Peruvian_Skies@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Very interesting! It's a little unsettling to think that coupling constants can change over time, though. I'm looking forward to possible explanations of how and why that happens.

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