Scientists: universe 80 million years older

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press This image released on Thursday in Paris by the European Space Agency shows the evolution of satellites designed to measure ancient light left over from the Big Bang that created our universe 13.8 billion years ago. Called the cosmic microwave background, this light reveals secrets...

PARIS—A new examination of what is essentially the universe’s birth certificate allows astronomers to tweak the age, girth and speed of the cosmos, more secure in their knowledge of how it evolved, what it’s made of and its ultimate fate.

Sure, the unive...

Published: 03/22/2013