Oldest White Dwarfs Define Age of the Universe[zz# Astronomy - 天文
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A white-dwarf dating method provides independent verification of the
universe's age.
by Vanessa Thomas
On the twelfth anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope's launch, astronomers
reported that the space-borne observatory has confirmed that the universe is
between 13 and 14 billion years old.
The universe's age was one of the fundamental goals the space telescope was
designed to resolve when it blasted into space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery
on April 24, 1990. Previous Hubble observations from t
universe's age.
by Vanessa Thomas
On the twelfth anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope's launch, astronomers
reported that the space-borne observatory has confirmed that the universe is
between 13 and 14 billion years old.
The universe's age was one of the fundamental goals the space telescope was
designed to resolve when it blasted into space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery
on April 24, 1990. Previous Hubble observations from t