Space science
How is the age of the universe calculated?
The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, but how do we know that?
Universe Age
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Universe Age.
Topic archive
Articles about Universe Age
4 published items.
Discover science
The age of the universe is about 13.8 billion years but why can we observe 93 billion light years?
Is there something wrong with the big bang theory, or is the theory of relativity itself wrong?
Space science
The universe may be 'younger' than 2 billion years old
The universe is thought to be about 13.7 billion years old, but a new study has shown that it may be significantly younger by several billion years.
Space science
Detecting huge black holes revealing the universe at the age of cradle
The discovery of a massive black hole, 13.1 billion light-years away from us, is revealing to scientists many things about the early universe.