Science
Desert telescope takes aim at ageing our Universe – Yahoo News Australia
A telescope high in the Atacama Desert in Chile enters the debate about the age of the Universe.
Another telescope has entered the debate about the age and expansion rate of the Universe.
This topic has recently become the subject of an energetic to and fro among scientists using different astronomical facilities and techniques.
The new entrant is the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile.
It’s been studying the “oldest light” on the sky and has concluded the Big Bang occurred 13.77 billion years ago, give or take 40 million years.
That’s almost exactly the same number we got from Europe…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoQld CFMEU labels David Crisafulli’s vow to rid state of union ‘offensive and dangerous’
-
Business22 hours ago9 ASX shares including Nuix and PolyNovo dumped from ASX 200
-
Noosa News23 hours agoThree Bartender-Approved Peanut Butter Whisky Cocktails
-
Business23 hours agoGood rains mean this ASX 200 agricultural stock is tipped to deliver double-digit returns