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How old is the Universe?

Most scientists estimate the time between the Big Bang and current day somewhere between 13 and 20 billion years ago. Estimates are derived from Hubble’s Constant, a rate of expansion ratio calculated by dividing the speed at which a galaxy is moving away from the Earth by it’s distance from the Earth. Read more…

2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by Dan - 07/15/2010 at 1:13 pm

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