[MD] Science Wars

[MarshaV]

An Age Crisis?

If we compare the two age determinations, there is a potential 
crisis. If the universe is flat, and dominated by ordinary or dark 
matter, the age of the universe as inferred from the Hubble constant 
would be about 9 billion years. The age of the universe would be 
shorter than the age of oldest stars. This contradiction implies that 
either 1) our measurement of the Hubble constant is incorrect, 2) the 
Big Bang theory is incorrect or 3) that we need a form of matter like 
a cosmological constant that implies an older age for a given 
observed expansion rate.


http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_age.html





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