(Roto Reuters) - The dimmest, most faded old stars, glimpsed by the Hubble Space Telescope, offered confirmation that the universe is just under 14 billion years of age, scientists said on Wednesday.
That is an estimate, scientists at NASA headquarters told reporters, with an error margin of 500 million years either way. But because it was calculated by a completely different method than earlier estimates, it offers independent verification that astronomers are on the right track. "Give us a few hundred million more years on our methodology and we'll be pretty close," one scientist boasted. In a recent development, one of the senior scientists found a "memo from God" on his desk, containing only the question, "Why wasn't I consulted?" --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
