The age of the universe has been at the center of discussions for quite some time. The universe is only a few thousand years old according to some beliefs, and several million according to some beliefs. In reality, the universe is a much older structure.
Astronomers at the observatory in Chile determined the age of our universe by examining the oldest known light of the universe. Accordingly, our universe has existed for approximately 13 billion 800 million years.
According to two articles published this week in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, researchers were able to determine the age of our universe by examining the cosmic microwave background of the earliest observable light in the universe.
The team of 140 researchers was continuing to work in 41 institutes from 7 countries. The research was led by Princeton University. The data used in the study came from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
The cosmic microwave background is portrayed as the glare believed to have left behind after the Big Bang. The Big Bang is cited by scientific circles as the best explanation for how the universe began. The data obtained by the researchers are also in line with the data received from the European Space Research Organization’s Planck satellite in 2015.
To determine the age of the universe, the researchers looked at light patterns in an area measuring 20 billion light-years that emerged 380,000 years after the Big Bang. One of the two articles with these reviews included sky maps and methodology, while the other focused on the results.
According to the measurements of ACT researchers, an object located one megaparsec, or 3.26 million light-years from the earth, is moving away at a speed of 67.5 kilometers per second due to the expansion of the universe. These results correspond exactly to the results obtained by the Planck satellite. Researchers are now creating the “Infant Photo” of our universe with the data they have.
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