New corroboration for age of universe

New observations using the Hubble space telescope have corroborated estimates of the universe's age at 13-14 billion years old ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1950000/1950403.stmA previous estimate had been based on the observed rate of expansion ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_352000/352563.stmWe now have three corroborating evidences of the age of the universe:
rate of expansion, not including cosmological constant: 11-13 billion
observation of aged stars: 13-14 billion
estimates from the cosmic microwave background: 11.8-15 billionIt's always kinda satisfying to see a theory based on a largely mathematical extrapolation confirmed by observation. Mucho kudos to the orginal teams, who must feel pretty damn good about it

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[This message has been edited by Mister Pamboli, 04-25-2002]

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Originally posted by TrueCreation:
... Atleast now there seemingly is some type of mainstream agreement on the age of the universe instead of that picky-choose what you want 10-20 billion argumental approach often seen at times.

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D'oh! You spoke too soon, TC! The very next day the same site has this story theorizing an eternal universe with a continuing sequence of big bangs and big crunches. Not entirley new, but they do provide some new insights.Tehy telling say they have discussed their ideas with peers and have received a positive, but 'cautious', response. 'The ultimate arbiter will be Nature,' they write in the journal Science.Which rather leads one to to wonder, if the ultimate arbiter is "Nature" why publish in "Science"? (groan!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1951000/1951406.stm