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Astronomers confirm the age of the universe by recreating its baby photos – Inverse
A team of astronomers determined a new age for the universe, estimating that the cosmos dates back to about 13.8 billion years.
Billions of years ago, our very existence was determined by an extremely hot and dense sea of neutrons and electrons that combined together to form a single atom hydrogen. From that hydrogen, stars and galaxies began to form, and planetary worlds began to take shape.
Astronomers have pondered the birth of the universe for centuries, but it’s been difficult to determine exactly when this primordial soup of particles was born.
However, an international team of researchers now believe that they h…
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