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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed (phys.org)

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New research puts age of universe at 26.7 billion years, nearly twice as old as previously believed::Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called "impossible early galaxy problem."

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[-] SakaiSama@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, but I wouldn’t call gravitational acceleration on earth a fundamental constant, since it’s only locally useful. If something like the charge on an electron started changing though, then there would be profound consequences on the way the universe works

[-] 1bluepixel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I don't disagree; I was using g as an example of a variable that appears constant under a specific set of circumstances. Obviously the charge of an electron is much more consistent.

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